Jamal ad-Din (astronomer)

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Jamal ad-Din, also spelt Jamal ud-Din, was a 13th-century Persian Muslim astronomer. In Chinese sources, he is referred to as Zhámălúdīng (Chinese: 扎馬魯丁) and is credited with having given seven astronomical instruments to Kublai Khan, including a Persian globe and an armillary sphere, in 1267 CE.[1]

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  1. ^ Zhu, Siben; Walter Fuchs (1946). The "Mongol Atlas" of China. Taipei: Fu Jen Catholic University. 

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