Taqi Al-din Muhammad Ibn Ma'ruf Information
Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf al-Shami al-Asadi (Arabic: تقي الدين محمد بن معروف الشامي السعدي, Turkish: Takiyuddin) (1526–1585) was an Ottoman Turkish Muslim polymath: He was the author of more than 90 books on a wide variety of subjects, including astronomy, astrology, clocks, engineering, mathematics, mechanics, optics and natural philosophy.
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Further reading
- Bernard, Lewis (2003). What Went Wrong? : The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East. New York: Perennial. ISBN 0-06-051605-4. OCLC 123552463.
- King, David A.. "Taki al-Din". Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd Ed.) 10: pp. 132–3.
- King, David A. (1986). A Survey of the Scientific manuscripts in the Egyptian National Library. 5. Winona Lake, IN, USA: American Research Center in Egypt. pp. 171–2.
- Hassan, Ahmad Y (1976). Taqi al-Din and Arabic Mechanical Engineering. Institute for the History of Arabic Science, Aleppo University.
- Gautier, Antoine (December 2005). "L'âge d'or de l'astronomie ottomane". L'Astronomie 119.
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Din, Taqi al- |
| Alternative names |
تقي الدين محمد بن معروف الشامي السعدي (Arabic); Din, Taqi Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf al-Shami al-Asadi al- (full name) |
| Short description |
astronomer and inventor |
| Date of birth |
c. 1526 |
| Place of birth |
either Syria or Egypt |
| Date of death |
1585 |
| Place of death |
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Categories: 1521 births | 1585 deaths | Arab astrologers | Arab astronomers | Arab engineers | Arab lawyers | Arab mathematicians | Arabic-language philosophers | Arab scholars | Arab scientists | Arab writers | Arabs of the Ottoman Empire | 16th-century Arab physicians | Ottoman scientists | Turkish astronomers | Turkish mathematicians | Turkish engineers | Turkish inventors | 16th-century physicians of the Ottoman Empire | People from Damascus | Syrian people | Egyptian astronomers | Egyptian engineers | 16th-century Ottoman people | 16th-century astronomers | Scientific instrument makers | Clockmakers
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