The Observation Well

The Observation Well

Figure 1: An Armillary sphere (dhât al-halaq) located at the Istanbul Observatory founded by Taqi al-Din al-Rasid. Shahinshahnâme, Istanbul University Library, F. 1404.

Observation wells received much historical interest relating to observatories. In this article Prof. Aydin Sayili describes the history of "observation wells" both in Islamic and European worlds.

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Science
Astronomy
Observatories
Leonardo da Vinci
The Observation Well
Taqi al-Din a
Ulugh Bey
Evliya Chelebi
Maragha Observatory
Roger Bacon
Aristotle
Aydin Sayili
Muhammad the Conqueror
Ali Qushji
Istanbul Observatory
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