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Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas al-Takurini also known as Abbas ibn Firnas was an Andalusian polymath: an inventor, physician, chemist, engineer, Andalusian musician, and Arabic-language poet. He was born in Ronda in the Takurunna province from Berber parents and lived in Córdoba.Ibn Firnas made various contributions in the field of astronomy and engineering, and is reputed to have attempted flight.. ...more