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Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi

Type Figure Region Persia Time 1236–1311 Also known as Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi、Qutb al-Din Mahmud ibn Mas'ud al-Shirazi、马哈茂德·伊本·马苏德·希拉齐

Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi (1236–1311) was a Persian-born astronomer, mathematician and physician born in Shiraz;…

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  1. 1236–1260Shiraz · ShirazBorn in Shiraz, he studied religion and basic sciences in his early years, later traveling to various places to study, gradually turning to astronomy and medicine.
  2. 1261–1280Maragheh · MaraghehStudying under Nasir al-Din Tusi, he participated in observations and calculations at the Maragheh observatory, systematically studied Ptolemaic astronomy, and came into contact with optics and medicine, forming an interdisciplinary scholarly vision.
  3. 1281–1311Tabriz · TabrizHe served successively as court astronomer and minister to the sultans, improved optical models, wrote works such as the Book of Optics and Astronomical Tables, integrating astronomy, medicine and philosophy; he died at Tabriz in 1311.

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