Philosopher

Jacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon

Overview

Jacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon (Hebrew: יעקב בן מכיר ׳ן תיבון; c. 1236 – c. 1304), also known as Prophatius, was a Jewish astronomer. He was a member of the Ibn Tibbon family.

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Ideas Jacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon discusses

• Hebrew language
• Al-Ghazali
• Almagest
• Latin
• Middle Ages
• Ptolemy
• Euclid's Elements
• Aristotle
• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Marseille
• Averroes
• Organon
• Astronomy
• Astronomer
• Arabic
• Qusta ibn Luqa
• Euclid
• History of astronomy

Place in the tradition

Part of Jewish philosophy.

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