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Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan, al-Azdi, al-Kufi, al-Tusi, al-Sufi (c. 721 – c. 815), author of an enormous number and variety of works in Arabic often called the Jabirian corpus. The scope of the corpus is vast and diverse covering a wide range of topics, including alchemy, cosmology, numerology, astrology, medicine, magic, mysticism and philosophy. - from: The True Perceptions and Lives of Illustrious Greek, Latin and Pagan Men, book by André Thevet, 1584.

جابر بن حيان - من صور كتاب ملاحظات حقيقية من سير رجال مشهورين من اليونان واللاتين والوثنيين، لـ:أندريه ثيفيت، 1584 م.