ABSTRACT
A social history of Andalusi exact sciences is, by definition, extremely poor due to the lack of sources. The author is interested in the scientists’ production, the sciences they cultivate, the most significant places in which they lived, as well as the travels they made. A social history of Andalusi science should deal with scientific schools, teaching, travels to the East, patronage and scientific professions. Said, for example, provides enough information about Maslama’s school and recent studies have established the possible links between the disciples of Maslama and the development of new schools in Toledo and Zaragoza during the taifa period. Mathematics and Astronomy are sciences, not professions. There are a few professions, however, which require mathematical knowledge: faradls and calculators, land-surveyors, teachers, artisans who make astronomical instruments, muwaqqits and astrologers.
