
Taqi Ad-Din Muhammad Ibn Ma'ruf
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | June 14,1526 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Damascus |
Syria | |
Died | Istanbul |
Parents | Mehmed Maruf Efendi |
Job | Physician |
Engineer | |
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Full name | Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf ash-Shami al-Asadi |
Known for | Constantinople observatory of Taqi ad-Din |
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ID | 1755330 |
Taqi Ad-Din Muhammad Ibn Ma'ruf Life story
Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf ash-Shami al-Asadi was an Ottoman polymath active in Cairo and Istanbul. He was the author of more than ninety books on a wide variety of subjects, including astronomy, clocks, engineering, mathematics, mechanics, optics and natural philosophy.