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Timbuktu's Lost Scholar: Ahmad al-Maghirani
In this episode of the Fexingo History podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the life and astronomical contributions of Ahmad al-Maghirani, a 17th-century scholar from Timbuktu who challenged prevailing celestial models. While earlier episodes covered the general preservation of manuscripts and the broader economic networks of West Africa, we focus on Maghirani’s specific treatise on the astrolabe and his observations of the night sky. We discuss how he utilized tools like the azimuth and hilal to refine prayer times, bridging Islamic jurisprudence with empirical science. The conversation delves…
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