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Ulugh Beg is a volume in Lopus Yayınları’s children’s series Dersimiz Dâhiler. The book presents the life, scientific work, and especially the contributions to astronomy of Ulugh Beg, the renowned ruler and astronomer of the Timurid Empire, in a simple and accessible language. While aiming to spark children’s interest in the sky, science, and observation-based inquiry, the book also introduces this historical figure through an educational lens. Subject The book traces Ulugh Beg’s scientific jour

The Timurids were a great empire founded by a leader named Timur approximately 650 years ago. This empire was established over the territories of many modern-day countries including Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, and India. Like a tree taking root and growing, the Timurids took root in Central Asia and built a great civilization. We must recognize them not only for their military conquests but also for the value they placed on science and art. The Timurids were one of the most powerful states of

Ali Kuşçu was a distinguished scholar, mathematician, and observer who lived in the 15th century and is regarded as one of the founders of astronomical education in Osmanlı. He is believed to have been born in Samarkand and to have acquired the epithet “Kuşçu” because his father served as the falconer-in-chief (doğancıbaşı) to Ulugh Bey. As a youth, he received his education at the Ulugh Bey Observatory, one of the most advanced scientific centers of his time. There he studied mathematics astron