Al-Biruni: The 11th-Century Genius that Mapped the Earth and Foretold the New World
An 11th-century scientist named Al-Biruni deduced the existence of two unknown continents long before Christopher Columbus sailed. Working from the hills of Central and South Asia, he used trigonometric precision and physical logic. He reached these conclusions without ever seeing the Atlantic Ocean or using a telescope.
Tariq Saeedi Half a millennium before Christopher Columbus ever set sail, a scientist sitting in the rugged hills of Central and South Asia deduced that two massive, unknown continents must lie hidden across the ocean. He had never seen the Atlantic, nor possessed a telescope, yet through pure trigonometric precision and physical logic, he predicted […] The post Al-Biruni: The 11th-Century Genius that Mapped the Earth and Foretold the New World appeared first on News Central Asia (nCa) .