Tag Archives: Ibn Sina

Venus Transits in 1032 and 2012

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Muller

As readers may have noticed, I am a moon watcher. Eclipses of either the sun or the moon had been a sort of passion throughout my life, ever since my late father woke me up at 3 o’clock in the … Continue reading →

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Avicenna’s Systematic Reviews

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Muller

That great medieval polymath and philosopher Ibn Sina (d. 1037), or Avicenna as he is known in the West, might in fact be regarded as father (or inventor) of medical systematic reviews [1], nowadays considered as the highest level of … Continue reading →

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