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Shemseddin Mervezi ( tk, Şemseddin Merwezi), also known as Shams al-Dīn al-Marwazī
(1077) was the court
astronomer for the
Seljuq Seljuk or Saljuq (سلجوق) may refer to:
* Seljuk Empire (1051–1153), a medieval empire in the Middle East and central Asia
* Seljuk dynasty (c. 950–1307), the ruling dynasty of the Seljuk Empire and subsequent polities
* Seljuk (warlord) (d ...
sultan
Ahmad Sanjar at
Merv. Mervezi's work (''The Book of Stars'') was one of the first books to describe the heavens.
was published in the Turkmen language for the first time in 2006, having been prepared for publication using
manuscripts stored in
Istanbul and
Vienna. The translation from the
Arabic by experts from the Miras National Cultural Heritage Centre and the National Institute of Manuscripts of Turkmenistan. An initial run of 5,000 copies was produced.
Mervezi was born in 1077 near Merv, a centre of science and culture of that time, now modern
Mary, Turkmenistan. He died aged 62.
Mervezi's includes his own
astronomical observations, as well as information about the night sky produced by his contemporaries. It used accessible language to describe the behaviour of the stars and the planets, was one of first texts about astronomy.
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Statue of Muhammet Musa Horezmi, Semseddin Merwezi and Mahmyt Palwanin Turkmenistan's capital,
Ashgabat
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Astronomers of the medieval Islamic world
1077 births