What other notable subject did Al-Biruni master in besides natural sciences?
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Besides his mastery of natural sciences, Al-Biruni also excelled in chronology, the study of time. He was one of the first scholars to use astronomy to calculate the age of the earth, and he also developed new methods for measuring time.
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