Iran

Maragheh

Site of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi's famous observatory, built in 1259. It housed the most advanced astronomical instruments of its age and attracted scholars from across the known world.

Figures from Maragheh

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The Golden Age

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

The Architect of Maragheh Observatory

1201 – 1274 CE

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a towering polymath who founded the Maragheh Observatory, one of the greatest astronomical institutions in history. His mathematical innovations, including the "Tusi couple," influenced Copernicus, and he made foundational contributions to trigonometry, ethics, and theology.