Author: Ünver, Ahmet Süheyl [1898-1986]
Title: Istanbul rasathanesi
Description: Ankara, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basimevi, 1969. orig. wrappers. 23x16cm, 112,(33) pp. Series: Türk Tarih Kurumu yayinlarindan, VII. dizi. sa. 54.. 33pp photoplates.. Minor wear. VG. ¶ Turkish text. Includes an English abstract: "An Obervatory in Istanbul, Turkey". A study of the astronomical work of Takiyüddin [Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, (1521-1585 CE)], Ottoman government's chief astronomer.

Keywords: History of Astronomy, Ottoman Turkey, History of Science, Takiyüddin, , , , ,