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As the Golden Age of Islam came to a close in the 14th century,astronomers and algebraists were persecuted as sorcerers the way herbalists and brewmistresses were sometimes persecuted in the west as witches.
The scribbles and charts of mathematicians and star watchers did their part to inform the magics and mysticism of the later years.
Math is sometimes sorcery, and yes, brewing booze is sometimes witchcraft.
I can't imagine like killing someone over mathematics. Like holy shit did you just prove irrational numbers I'm going to hang or drown you. Or how did you know that star would show up. It must be witchcraft. Just shows you how irrational humans can be.