Taqi al-Din

E313237
Ottoman scholar astronomer engineer person polymath

Taqi al-Din was a 16th-century Ottoman polymath, astronomer, and engineer renowned for his advanced observatory in Istanbul and significant contributions to astronomical instruments and observations.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Taqi al-Din canonical 4
Istanbul observatory of Taqi al-Din 1
Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman scholar ⓘ
astronomer ⓘ
engineer ⓘ
person ⓘ
polymath ⓘ
birthYear 1526 ⓘ
built Taqi al-Din observatory in Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Istanbul observatory of Taqi al-Din
citizenship Ottoman Empire ⓘ
contributedTo development of precise mechanical clocks in the Islamic world ⓘ
improvement of astronomical observation accuracy ⓘ
culture Ottoman Empire ⓘ
surface form: Ottoman
deathYear 1585 ⓘ
designed astronomical clocks ⓘ
mechanical astronomical instruments ⓘ
steam-powered spit ⓘ
water-raising machines ⓘ
employer Ottoman court ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
mechanical engineering ⓘ
optics ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ
fullName Taqi al-Din self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf
knownFor Taqi al-Din observatory in Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Istanbul observatory of Taqi al-Din

astronomical instruments ⓘ
astronomical observations ⓘ
mechanical clocks ⓘ
steam-powered devices ⓘ
name Taqi al-Din self-link ⓘ
notableWork Al-Durrah al-Mudiyyah fi al-‘Amal bi’l-Rub‘ al-Mujayyab ⓘ
Al-Kawakib al-Durriyya fi Wadh al-Bankamat al-Dawriyya ⓘ
Al-Turuq al-Samiyya fi al-Alat al-Ruhaniyya ⓘ
Sidrat al-Muntaha ⓘ
surface form: Sidrat Muntaha al-Afkar fi Malakut al-Falak al-Dawwar
occupation astronomer ⓘ
engineer ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ
mechanic ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
placeOfBirth Damascus ⓘ
placeOfDeath Istanbul ⓘ
positionHeld chief astronomer of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
head of the Istanbul observatory ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
usedInstrument armillary sphere ⓘ
azimuthal quadrant ⓘ
mechanical astronomical clock ⓘ
mural quadrant ⓘ
workLocation Istanbul ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islamic astronomy → hasKeyInstitution → Taqi al-Din ⓘ
this entity surface form: Istanbul observatory of Taqi al-Din
Islamic astronomy → hasKeyFigure → Taqi al-Din ⓘ
Great Comet of 1577 → observedBy → Taqi al-Din ⓘ
Ibn Taymiyyah → honorificTitle → Taqi al-Din ⓘ
Taqi al-Din → name → Taqi al-Din self-link ⓘ
Taqi al-Din → fullName → Taqi al-Din self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf