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In the Ottoman State, the question of how time was measured, how the sky was interpreted, and how this knowledge was integrated into state affairs has always led me to reflect on the institution of the Müneccimbaşı. For the Müneccimbaşı was not merely a role involving observation of the stars; it was a crucial mechanism that determined the rhythm of state administration, worship, and daily life.Looking back today, the extent to which time was treated as a central element and linked to the heaven

Upsilon Andromedae (υ Andromedae, abbreviated υ And) is a Sun-like star located approximately 44 light-years from Earth in the direction of the Andromeda constellation, accompanied by a multiplanet system orbiting it. In 1999, with the discovery of its second and third planets, it became a landmark in astronomical history as the first multiplanet system ever detected around a main-sequence star outside the Solar System.The system’s architecture consists of a “hot Jupiter” and two outer gas giant