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Tamerlane's Captive Astronomers and the Samarkand Observatory
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore a lesser-known facet of Tamerlane's empire: his captive astronomers and the groundbreaking observatory they built in Samarkand. After conquering the observatory of Maragha in modern Iran, Tamerlane brought its finest scholars to his capital, including the young prodigy Ulugh Beg, his grandson. The episode delves into the construction of the Gurkhani Zij observatory, its massive sextant, and the star catalogue that would later influence Copernicus. Lucas explains how Tamerlane's patronage of astronomy, driven by practical…
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