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Mariam al-Astrulabi or Al-'Ijliyah bint al-'Ijli al-Asturlabi (Arabic: العجلية بنت العجلي الأسطرلابي), also known as Maeriam al-Ijliya al-Astrulabi, Al-Asturlabiya and Al-'Ijliya, was a 10th-century female astronomer and maker of astrolabes in Aleppo, in what is now northern Syria.
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Early life
She was the daughter of an astrolabist known as al-'Ijli al-Asturlabi. According to Ibn al-Nadim she was an apprentice (tilmīthah) of Bastulus.
Career
Al-'Ijliyah developed and manufactured astrolabes, an astronomical and navigation instrument, during the 10th century. She was employed by the Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla, who reigned from 944 to 967 AD.
Honours
The main-belt asteroid 7060 Al-'Ijliya, discovered by Henry E. Holt at Palomar Observatory in 1990, was named in her honor. Naming citation was published on 14 November 2016 (M.P.C. 102252).