Ibn Sina was one of the most significant thinkers of medieval Islam. Born in 10th-century Persia, he was a polymath who made lasting impacts on philosophy, astronomy, physics, and mathematics.
But Ibn Sina was best known as a revolutionary physician. His 14-volume medical encyclopedia Canon of Medicine was used as a textbook across the Muslim world and Europe for over 6 centuries!
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