Scholarly Activity at the Maragheh Observatory

Timeline

1. 1270–1274Maragheh Observatory · IranTusi led his team in determining stellar positions using large quadrant instruments, refining the parameters of the Ilkhanid astronomical tables, and writing treatises on astronomy and geometry, advancing the systematization of Islamic mathematical sciences.
2. 1274–1279Maragheh Observatory · IranAfter Tusi's death in 1274, his disciples and successor scholars continued to organize observational data and manuscripts; the observatory's scholarly tradition still influenced West Asian science in the later 1270s, and some works subsequently reached the Middle East and Europe.