Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas al-Takurini (Arabic: أبو القاسم عباس بن فرناس بن ورداس التاكرني; c. 809/810 – 887 A.D.), also known as Abbas ibn Firnas (Arabic: عباس ابن فرناس) was an Andalusi polymath:an inventor, astronomer, physician, chemist, engineer, Andalusi musician, and Arabic-language poet.He was reported to have experimented with unpowered flight.
Ibn Firnas made various contributions in the field of astronomy and engineering. He constructed a device which indicated the motion of the planets and stars in the Universe. In addition, ibn Firnas came up with a procedure to manufacture colourless glass and made magnifying lenses for reading, which were known as reading stones.
Abbas ibn Firnas was born in Ronda, in the Takurunna province and lived in Córdoba.His ancestors participated in the Muslim conquest of SpainHis full name was “Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas al-Takurini”, although he is better known as Abbas ibn Firnas.
There is very little biographical information on him. While the majority of sources describe him as a Umayyad mawlā (client) of Berber origin,some sources describe him as Arab
