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Islamic astronomy
From: Jackson McDonald
Date: 2017 Oct 15, 05:58 -0700
From: Jackson McDonald
Date: 2017 Oct 15, 05:58 -0700
The attached article on Islamic astronomy might be of general interest to NavList readers.
The photo of Ulugh Beg's observatory in Samarkand brings back memories of my visit to this historic site in 1991, when Samarkand was still in the Uzbek S.S.R., now Uzbekistan.
JMcD
28° 21.11’ N
80° 43.45’ W
