Maragha Observatory

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:architecture gptkb:Islamic_architecture
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Tusi's_astronomical_tables
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:Academic
gptkbp:contribution development of trigonometry
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkbp:decline 15th century
gptkbp:established 1259
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Nasir_al-Din_al-Tusi
gptkbp:historical_period Medieval period
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:cultural_exchange
preservation of knowledge
advancement of science
intellectual legacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maragha Observatory
gptkbp:influence_on modern astronomy
Renaissance astronomy
Copernican revolution
gptkbp:influenced later astronomical observatories
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:Open_Solaris
gptkb:Mapillary
gptkb:Gartner_Magic_Quadrant
gptkb:Army
gptkbp:legacy influence on European astronomy
gptkbp:location Maragheh, Iran
gptkbp:notable_event development of observational techniques
establishment of the library
collaboration with other scholars
construction of the main dome
introduction of new instruments
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Qutb_al-Din_al-Shirazi
gptkb:Ibn_al-Shatir
gptkb:Nasir_al-Din_al-Tusi
gptkb:Ibn_al-Haytham
gptkb:Ali_Qushji
gptkbp:notable_for astronomical research
one of the first major observatories in the Islamic world
gptkbp:publications astronomical texts
gptkbp:research_focus celestial mechanics
planetary motion
solar system dynamics
stellar positions
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis gptkb:Qutb_al-Din_al-Shirazi
gptkb:Ibn_al-Shatir
gptkb:Ibn_al-Haytham
gptkb:Ali_Qushji
gptkbp:type Islamic observatory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nasir_al-Din_al-Tusi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4