Abu Ali al-Hussain Ibn Abdullah Ibn Sina was born in 980 C.E. at Afshana, near Bukhara. He was the most famous physician, philosopher, encyclopedist, mathematician and astronomer of his time. His major contribution to medical science was his famous book Al-Qanoon, known as the “Canon” in the West. The Qanun fi al-Tibb is an immense encyclopedia of Medicine extending over a million words. His important original contribution includes such advances as recognition of the contagious nature of phthisis and tuberculosis; distribution of diseases by water and soil and interaction between psychology and health. In addition to describing pharmacological methods the book described 760 drugs and became the most authentic materia medica of the era. He was also the first to describe meningitis and made rich contributions to Anatomy, Gynecology and child health. His philosophical encyclopedia Kitab al-Shifa was a monumental work, embodying a vast field of knowledge from philosophy to science.
Ibn Sina also contributed to Mathematics, Physics, Music and other fields. In Physics his contribution comprised the study of different forms of energy, heat, light and mechanical and such concepts as force, vacuum and infinity, specific gravity and use of air thermo-meter.
Ibn Sina also contributed to Mathematics, Physics, Music and other fields. In Physics his contribution comprised the study of different forms of energy, heat, light and mechanical and such concepts as force, vacuum and infinity, specific gravity and use of air thermo-meter.
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