Ma Yize (traditional: 馬依澤, simplified: 马依泽, July 29, 921 –June 19, 1005) was a Muslim Hui astronomer and astronomer of Arab origin who worked as the chief official of the astronomical observatory for the Song dynasty. According to Chinese sources, his origin lies in an area in northeast Yemen, 60 kilometers south of Mecca and belonged to a family which descended from a certain companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Ma Yize (traditional: 馬依澤, simplified: 马依泽, July 29, 921 –June 19, 1005) was a Muslim Hui astronomer and astronomer of Arab origin who worked as the chief official of the astronomical observatory for the Song dynasty. According to Chinese sources, his origin lies in an area in northeast Yemen, 60 kilometers south of Mecca and belonged to a family which descended from a certain companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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