Stars on the Path — Banu Musa ibn Shakir: History’s First Scientific Team

Three gifted minds and tireless effort produced a wealth of innovation, making the Banu Musa ibn Shakir a pioneering scientific team in Islamic civilisation.

The brothers began in engineering and mechanics before moving into astronomy and mathematics. They renewed, corrected and added to earlier works, producing numerous writings and scientific contributions.

Three brothers working with a shared purpose, they followed the wishes of a father whose life had been changed by knowledge. Their work earned them a place among the great scholars and pioneers of mechanics, astronomy and mathematics.