Taqi al-Din observatory in Istanbul

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Ottoman observatory astronomical observatory research institution

The Taqi al-Din observatory in Istanbul was a 16th-century Ottoman astronomical observatory, led by polymath Taqi al-Din, that became one of the most advanced centers for celestial observation in its time before its eventual destruction.

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Surface form Occurrences
Istanbul observatory of Taqi al-Din 2
Taqi ad-Din Observatory complex (supporting structures) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman observatory ⓘ
astronomical observatory ⓘ
research institution ⓘ
associatedWithField astronomy ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ
associatedWork Taqi al-Din’s astronomical tables NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtUnderRuleOf Murad III NERFINISHED ⓘ
centuryOfConstruction 16th century ⓘ
comparedTo Tycho Brahe’s Uraniborg observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
consideredOneOf most advanced astronomical observatories of its time ⓘ
constructionStarted 1577 ⓘ
contributedTo Islamic astronomy ⓘ
Ottoman astronomy ⓘ
country Ottoman Empire ⓘ
destroyedBy Ottoman authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ
destructionDate 1580 ⓘ
director Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf NERFINISHED ⓘ
era Classical Age of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hadInstrument armillary sphere ⓘ
azimuthal quadrant ⓘ
mechanical astronomical clocks ⓘ
mural quadrant ⓘ
transit instruments ⓘ
historicalSignificance major center of early modern astronomical observation in the Islamic world ⓘ
inOperationFrom 1577 ⓘ
inOperationUntil 1580 ⓘ
leader Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Turkey ⓘ
namedAfter Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf NERFINISHED ⓘ
observedEvent Great Comet of 1577 NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf history of science in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
patron Sultan Murad III NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction astronomical observation ⓘ
celestial observation ⓘ
reasonForDestruction political opposition ⓘ
religious opposition ⓘ
status destroyed ⓘ
usedFor astrometry ⓘ
astronomical research ⓘ
calendar studies ⓘ
comet observation ⓘ
eclipse observation ⓘ
planetary observation ⓘ
timekeeping research ⓘ

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Maragha observatory → influenced → Taqi al-Din observatory in Istanbul ⓘ
Taqi al-Din → knownFor → Taqi al-Din observatory in Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Istanbul observatory of Taqi al-Din
Taqi al-Din → built → Taqi al-Din observatory in Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Istanbul observatory of Taqi al-Din
Sinan Agha → notableWork → Taqi al-Din observatory in Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taqi ad-Din Observatory complex (supporting structures)