A Scientist, One of the Great Representatives of the History of Astronomy: Takiyüddin Muhammed B. Ma'ruf

He was born in Damascus in 1526. He is an astronomer, engineer, mathematician and mechanical scientist.

Takiyüddin, one of the most important astronomers of the Ottoman Empire and known as the last great representative of the history of astronomy, is a very important inventor who broke new ground with his studies in the fields of mathematics and astronomy.

He is considered to be the original inventor of the telescope. Both the state's construction of the only observatory and many other discoveries in the field of astronomy and mathematics are references for the whole world today.

Tools such as the water pump, rotary machine, and paddle lever invented by Takiyüddin are on display at the Turkish-Islamic Science History Exhibition in 100 Objects.

You are invited to our exhibition to observe these and other objects and to take a journey through our history of science.