The content of the Mishnat ha-Middot resembles the work of this 1st Century AD Egyptian mathematician.
Hero of Alexandria Hero of Alexandria ( ; Greek: Ἥρων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς , "Heron ho Alexandreus"; also known as Heron of Alexandria ; c. 10 AD – c. 70 AD) was a mathematician and engineer who was active in his native city of Alexandria, Roman Egypt. He is considered the greatest experimenter of antiquity and his work is representative of the Hellenistic scientific tradition.
Jabir ibn Aflah Abū Muḥammad Jābir ibn Aflaḥ (Arabic: أبو محمد جابر بن أفلح‎ ‎ , Latin: "Geber/Gebir" ; 1100–1150) was a Muslim astronomer and mathematician from Seville, who was active in 12th century al-Andalus. His work "Iṣlāḥ al-Majisṭi" (Correction of the "Almagest") influenced Islamic, Jewish and Christian astronomers.