Friday, March 4, 2011

II islamic Observatory at Maegah in 1262AD




II islamic Observatory at Maegah in 1262AD

When Baghdad, was destroyed ,a magnificent observatory at Maragah in northwest Iran was built with al-Tusi in charge. The observatory opened in 1262,The observatory became, essentially, a university: al-Tusi had several pupils who made important contributions, and in fact his role was central in reviving Islamic science.

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