Abstract
The last quarter of the 16th century saw the establishment of an observatory in Istanbul. The founder was the Ottoman astronomer Taqi-al-din (d. 1585) who started celestial observations with the aim of improving the astronomical tables (zij) of Ulugh Beg of Samarkand. The present text is the Turkish translation of “Das Observatorium des Taqi-ed-din zu Pera” published in Der Islam (Berlin) in 1923, by J.H. Mordtmann, German orientalist and diplomat. The article brings together the information found in European and Ottoman sources regarding the observatory and presents the licence given by Sultan Murad III to Taqi al-din, entrusting him with the foundation of the observatory.
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Abstract
The last quarter of the 16th century saw the establishment of an
observatory in Istanbul. The founder was the Ottoman astronomer Taqi-al-din
(d. 1585) who started celestial observations with the aim of improving the
astronomical tables (zij) of Ulugh Beg of Samarkand. The present text is the
Turkish translation of “Das Observatorium des Taqi-ed-din zu Pera” published
in Der Islam (Berlin) in 1923, by J.H. Mordtmann, German orientalist and
diplomat. The article brings together the information found in European and
Ottoman sources regarding the observatory and presents the licence given by
Sultan Murad III to Taqi al-din, entrusting him with the foundation of the
observatory.
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Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | Articles in Translation |
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| Publication Date | June 1, 2009 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2009 Volume: 10 Issue: 2 |
