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01-Jun-2014 Dick Osseman

Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam May 2014 9250.jpg

Another Maraga instrument, to measure altitude and azimuth of astral bodies by two observers.

The Wikipedia gives, spelling the name differently: Maragheh observatory (Persian: رصدخانهٔ مراغه‎), was an institutionalized astronomical observatory which was established in 1259 CE under the patronage of the Ilkhanid Hulagu and the directorship of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, an Iranian scientist and astronomer. Located in the heights west of Maragheh, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, it was once considered one of the most prestigious observatories in the world.

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