Shemseddin Mervezi

Shemseddin Mervezi (1077-circa 1139, Turkmen: Şemseddin Merwezi) was court astronomer for Sultan Sanjar at Merv. His Star Book was one of the first books to describe the heavens.[1][2]

A statue of Mervezi stands in Inspiration Park in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[3]

References

"Turkmen version of work by famous medieval astronomer published in Ashgabat". Turkmenistan.ru. 7 December 2006.
Atdayev, Serdar (April 2019). "Ýyldyzlar Türkmenleriň Däp-Dessurlarynda" [The Stars in Traditional Understanding of Turkmens] (PDF). Miras (in Turkmen, English, and Russian). 4 (76): 31–45. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
"Mapillary photo, geotagged". Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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[tkm-ru-1] "Turkmen version of work by famous medieval astronomer published in Ashgabat". Turkmenistan.ru. 7 December 2006.

[miras-2] Atdayev, Serdar (April 2019). "Ýyldyzlar Türkmenleriň Däp-Dessurlarynda" [The Stars in Traditional Understanding of Turkmens] (PDF). Miras (in Turkmen, English, and Russian). 4 (76): 31–45. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[photo-3] "Mapillary photo, geotagged". Retrieved 14 April 2021.