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Tamerlane's Captive Astronomers: The Samarkand Observatory Legacy
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Tamerlane's little-known investment in astronomy. While his grandson Ulugh Beg would later build the famous Samarkand observatory, the seeds were planted decades earlier when Timur brought captive scholars from Damascus, Baghdad, and Delhi to his capital. Discover how the conqueror's patronage of figures like Jamshid al-Kashi and Qazi Zada al-Rumi created a scientific hub that would eventually produce the most accurate star catalogues of the medieval world. We discuss the transfer of knowledge from the Maragha observatory, the challenges of…
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