A student of Ulugh Beg who helped complete the Samarkand star tables. He later carried the Samarkand school of astronomy to Istanbul, where he taught at the Ottoman court.
Key achievements
Completed the Zij-i Sultani star tables at the Samarkand observatory
Argued that astronomy could rest on observation and mathematics alone, without Aristotle's philosophy
Carried the Samarkand school of science to Istanbul, teaching at the Hagia Sophia madrasa
