observatory of earth, planet and sun
KHALIFA MAMUN-EL-RASHID 813-833 A.D (198 A.H. -218 A.H.)
During the reign of abbasid caliph mamun-el-Rashid notable progress was made in the since of astronomy and first observatroy to measure earth's circumference was established under his order well. known astronomers like yahya bin Mansoor, Khalid bin Abdul Malik Maruzie and Abbas bin Saeed prepared astronomical tables to establish an observatory at the city of Shamasa to collect infomation about the sun and other planet. It is a artwork of well Know pakistan's artisit Aftab Zafar . Commentsails64-missing tribeswoman of the wachoo wachoo tr
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*iqbal* says:
I see this picture and its description in a magazine (Amli Science Nov. 1988) i really like it and capture it from my camera.
This picture is the artwork of pakistan's famous artisit "AFTAB ZAFAR"
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