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title: Nasir al-Din al-Tusi & Observatory
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11445/nasir-al-din-al-tusi--observatory/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Nasir al-Din al-Tusi & Observatory

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![Nasir al-Din al-Tusi & Observatory](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11445.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11445.jpg)

## Image Caption

A 16th century CE illustration showing the famed Persian astronomer and scientist Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201-1274 CE) in his observatory at Maragha, then part of the [Mongol](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mongol_Empire/) [Ilkhanate](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ilkhanate/). (British Library, London)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2019, November 05). Nasir al-Din al-Tusi & Observatory. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11445/nasir-al-din-al-tusi--observatory/>
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Nasir al-Din al-Tusi & Observatory." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 05, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11445/nasir-al-din-al-tusi--observatory/>.
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Nasir al-Din al-Tusi & Observatory." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Nov 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11445/nasir-al-din-al-tusi--observatory/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nasir_al-Din_al-Tusi_at_observatory.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nasir_al-Din_al-Tusi_at_observatory.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 05 November 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.