This biography is republished with permission from She Is an Astronomer, a collaboration for the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. Taken from the calendar produced by the Ella es una Astrónoma group in Spain.
Born: Unknown (late 10th century CE), Spain (assumed)
Died: Unknown (early 11th century CE)
Country most active: Spain
Also known as: NA
Fatima was the daughter of the astronomer and scientist Maslama al-Mayriti (whose name means Man from Madrid). She wrote several works which are known as ‘Corrections from Fatima’ and she worked with her father on astronomical and mathematical investigations. They edited and corrected ‘The Astronomical Tables of al-Khwarizmi’, adjusting them to the meridian passing through Cordoba. They also worked on zijes; these are Arabic tables which include calendars, positions of the Sun, Moon and planets, trigonometric and spherical astronomy functions, eclipses and Moon visibilty, and other information.