Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Astronomer of Maragha: Scholar in Islamic History

Scholar

ScholarAstronomer of Maragha

Nasir al-Din al-Tusiنصير الدين الطوسي

1201-1274 CEApproximate dateMaragheh

An astronomer who built the Maragha observatory under the Mongols and saved many books.

Held for years at the Ismaili fortress of Alamut, he joined Hulagu after its fall. He persuaded the khan to fund an observatory at Maragha in 1259, whose library gathered books from ravaged cities. His 'Tusi couple' reappears in the work of Copernicus.

What grew out of it?

Maragha trained a school of astronomers whose models led toward modern astronomy.

Who else is linked?

Hulagu Muslim Mongol khanates Tus

Who lived at the same time?

Razia Sultana Frederick II Al-Mustansir Al-Salih Ayyub Sundiata Keita Kayqubad I Al-Kamil Louis IX

Source: history · Wikipedia

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