The Observatory and memorial Museum Ulugbek. Samarkand monuments. History

 


 

Location of the Mirzo Ulugbek's observatory was unknown for a long time. It was discovered with collective efforts of eminent scientists – orientalists and local inhabitants of Samarqand. Archeologist V. L. Viatkin used to reveal main hints to location of the observatory in the following sources: the “Boburname” book (XVIth century), the “Samaria” book by Abu Takhir Khodji (30s years of XVIth century) and some waqf documents of XIXth century. Its discovery on the “Tahli rassad” hill in 1908-1914 years became the main sensational event in the history of the world science of XXth century


 

“Vakf” the document of the XVIIth cent. With the information about the location of Mirzo Ulugbek observatory. The document was read by V. L. Vyatkin at the end of the XIXth cent


Excavations of the observatory's sextant by V. L. Viatkin


 

Sextant – the main instrument of Ulugbek observatory after excavations by V. L. Vyatkin

V. L. Viatkin – the Samarqand archeologist and specialist in local history, who began to explore the ruins of the Mirzo Ulugbek's observatory

 

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