tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post2306403092163740908..comments2024-03-19T09:06:21.507-04:00Comments on Irtiqa: Lots of Islamic Folk Astronomy at TabsirSalman Hameedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-42373002586402657062010-04-16T06:14:04.319-04:002010-04-16T06:14:04.319-04:00Hah no, there's nothing left to see. Ottomans...Hah no, there's nothing left to see. Ottomans (and in many ways the present gov't) can be very thorough with such things. I don't don't know if it is true, but it is said that they used naval artillery to get rid of the observatory. OTOH, there's no shortage of things to check out in Istanbul.Bulent Murtezaoglunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-45118901877842398842010-04-16T00:14:20.515-04:002010-04-16T00:14:20.515-04:00Bulent,
Too bad astrology doesn't work - othe...Bulent,<br /><br />Too bad astrology doesn't work - otherwise the observatory would have been saved :)<br /><br />By the way, I will be in Istanbul for a meeting next week. Probably there is nothing to see of the observatory, otherwise I could have checked it out.Salman Hameedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-3923994561647809592010-04-15T06:32:22.890-04:002010-04-15T06:32:22.890-04:00Hmm, as far a local lore here in Turkey goes, the ...Hmm, as far a local lore here in Turkey goes, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_observatory_of_Taqi_al-Din" rel="nofollow">Istanbul Observatory</a> occasionally surfaces as an example of a missed opportunity.Bulent Murtezaoglunoreply@blogger.com