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40 relations: Abbas (name), Airplane, Andalusians, Armillary sphere, Aviation, Berbers, Early flying machines, Evliya Çelebi, Firman (surname), Fixed-wing aircraft, Glider (aircraft), History of aviation, Ibn Firnas (crater), Ismail ibn Hammad al-Jawhari, List of African educators, scientists and scholars, List of Arab Astronauts, List of aviators, List of craters on the Moon: G–K, List of firsts in aviation, List of inventors, List of Latinised names, List of Maghrebis, List of medieval European scientists, List of Muslim doctors, List of Muslim scientists, List of people with craters of the Moon named after them, List of Spanish inventions and discoveries, Metronome, Moors, Oh What a Knight, Ornithopter, Otto Lilienthal, Reading stone, Ronda, Science in the medieval Islamic world, Timeline of aviation before the 18th century, Timeline of science and engineering in the Islamic world, Ukita Kōkichi, 810, 887.
Abbas (name)
Abbas (Abbass, عباس. means "lion" in Arabic The name traces back to Al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (an uncle of Muhammad) and Abbas ibn Ali, a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, who participated in the battle of Karbala alongside his half-brother Hussain ibn Ali. Abbas ibn Ali is revered by Shia Muslims, some of whom are named Abbas in remembrance and tribute to him. There is an Arabian tribe of the same name, the Banu Abbas. In Arabic language it literally means "Lion”.
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Airplane
An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a powered, fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller or rocket engine.
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Andalusians
The Andalusians (andaluces) are a Spanish ethnic group that live in the southern region in Spain approximated by what is now called Andalusia.
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Armillary sphere
An armillary sphere (variations are known as spherical astrolabe, armilla, or armil) is a model of objects in the sky (on the celestial sphere), consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centred on Earth or the Sun, that represent lines of celestial longitude and latitude and other astronomically important features, such as the ecliptic.
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Aviation
Aviation, or air transport, refers to the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry.
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Berbers
Berbers or Amazighs (Berber: Imaziɣen, ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⴻⵏ; singular: Amaziɣ, ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗ) are an ethnic group indigenous to North Africa, primarily inhabiting Algeria, northern Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, northern Niger, Tunisia, Libya, and a part of western Egypt.
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Early flying machines
Early flying machines include all forms of aircraft studied or constructed before the development of the modern aeroplane by 1910.
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Evliya Çelebi
Mehmed Zilli (25 March 1611 – 1682), known as Evliya Çelebi (اوليا چلبى), was an Ottoman explorer who travelled through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over a period of forty years, recording his commentary in a travelogue called the Seyahatname ("Book of Travel").
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Firman (surname)
Firman is a surname.
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Fixed-wing aircraft
A fixed-wing aircraft is an aircraft, such as an airplane or aeroplane (note the two different spellings), which is capable of flight using wings that generate lift caused by the vehicle's forward airspeed and the shape of the wings.
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Glider (aircraft)
A glider is a heavier-than-air aircraft that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its lifting surfaces, and whose free flight does not depend on an engine.
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History of aviation
The history of aviation extends for more than two thousand years, from the earliest forms of aviation such as kites and attempts at tower jumping to supersonic and hypersonic flight by powered, heavier-than-air jets.
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Ibn Firnas (crater)
Ibn Firnas is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon, in honour of Abbas Ibn Firnas, a polymath from Andalucia who, in the 9th century, devised a chain of rings that could be used to simulate the motions of the planets and stars.
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Ismail ibn Hammad al-Jawhari
Abu Nasr Isma'il ibn Hammad al-Jawhari also spelled al-Jauhari (died 1002 or 1008) was a Turkic lexicographer and the author of a notable Arabic dictionary.
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List of African educators, scientists and scholars
This is a list of African educators, scientists and scholars who were born or active on the African continent.
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List of Arab Astronauts
Prince Sultan bin Salman Al-Saud flew in the US Space Shuttle in 1985.
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List of aviators
This is a list of notable aviators.
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List of craters on the Moon: G–K
The list of approved names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature maintained by the International Astronomical Union includes the diameter of the crater and the person the crater is named for.
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List of firsts in aviation
This is a list of firsts in aviation.
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List of inventors
This is a list of notable inventors.
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List of Latinised names
The Latinisation of names in the vernacular was a procedure deemed necessary for the sake of conformity by scribes and authors when incorporating references to such persons in Latin texts.
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List of Maghrebis
Liassine cadamuro italien father algerian mother.
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List of medieval European scientists
Scientific activity in medieval Europe was maintained by the activity of a number of significant scholars, active in a wide range of scientific disciplines and working in Greek, Latin, and Arabic-speaking cultures.
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List of Muslim doctors
A Muslim doctor is a doctor that professes Islam and/or is engaged in the practice of Islamic medicine.
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List of Muslim scientists
This is a list of scientists who have contributed significantly to science and civilization..
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List of people with craters of the Moon named after them
The following is a list of people whose names were given to craters of the Moon. The list of approved names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature maintained by the International Astronomical Union includes the person the crater is named for.
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List of Spanish inventions and discoveries
The following list is composed of items, techniques and processes that were invented by or discovered by people from Spain.
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Metronome
A metronome, from ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, "measure") and νέμω (némo, "I manage", "I lead"), is a device that produces an audible click or other sound at a regular interval that can be set by the user, typically in beats per minute (BPM).
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Moors
The term "Moors" refers primarily to the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and Malta during the Middle Ages.
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Oh What a Knight
Oh, What a Knight is an American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, and released in 1928 by The Walt Disney Studio.
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Ornithopter
An ornithopter (from Greek ornithos "bird" and pteron "wing") is an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings.
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Otto Lilienthal
Otto Lilienthal (23 May 1848 – 10 August 1896) was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the flying man.
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Reading stone
A reading stone was an approximately hemispherical lens that was placed on top of text to magnify the letters so that people with presbyopia could read it more easily.
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Ronda
Ronda is a city in the Spanish province of Málaga.
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Science in the medieval Islamic world
Science in the medieval Islamic world was the science developed and practised during the Islamic Golden Age under the Umayyads of Córdoba, the Abbadids of Seville, the Samanids, the Ziyarids, the Buyids in Persia, the Abbasid Caliphate and beyond, spanning the period c. 800 to 1250.
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Timeline of aviation before the 18th century
This is a list of aviation-related events occurring before the end of the 17th century (on December 31, 1700).
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Timeline of science and engineering in the Islamic world
This timeline of science and engineering in the Islamic world covers the time period from the eighth century AD to the introduction of European science to the Islamic world in the nineteenth century.
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Ukita Kōkichi
was a Japanese aviation pioneer often praised for making artificial wings and flying with them.
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810
Year 810 (DCCCX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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887
Year 887 (DCCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_ibn_Firnas
