Musa bin Shakir was a Persian[1][2] engineer and astronomer during the reign of Al-Ma'mun. His three children, the Banu Musa ("Sons of Musa"), were renowned scholars. He had been a highwayman during his youth.
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- ^ Bīrūnī: his times, life and works - by Hakim Mohammed Said, Ansar Zahid Khan - Page 50
- ^ Professor Jeff Oaks, The University of Indianapolis [1]
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