Abbas Wasim Efendi
Abbas Wasim Efendi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1689 |
| Died | 1760 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Scientific career | |
ʿAbbās Wasīm Efendi (born 1689, Bursa, Turkey – died 1760 in Istanbul) was an Ottoman astronomer who wrote translations and commentaries used by astronomers and timekeepers of the Ottoman state. His most important work is a Turkish commentary on Ulugh Beg's Zij.[1]
Notes
References
- Aydüz, Salim (2007). "ʿAbbās Wasīm Efendi". In Thomas Hockey; et al. (eds.). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. New York: Springer. pp. 1–2. ISBN 9780387310220. (PDF version)
 | This article about an astronomer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |