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Ali Qushji

1403 - 1474

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Ala al-Dīn Ali ibn Muhammed (1403 – 16 December 1474), known as Ali Qushji (Ottoman Turkish : علی قوشچی, kuşçu – falconer in Turkish; Latin: Ali Kushgii) was a Timurid theologian, jurist, astronomer, mathematician and physicist, who settled in the Ottoman Empire some time before 1472. As a disciple of Ulugh Beg, he is best known for the development of astronomical physics independent from natural philosophy, and for providing empirical evidence for the Earth's rotation in his treatise, Concerning the Supposed Dependence of Astronomy upon Philosophy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ali Qushji has received more than 234,640 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Ali Qushji is the 121st most popular astronomer, the 24th most popular biography from Uzbekistan (down from 21st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Uzbekistani Astronomer.

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  • 230k

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  • 57.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Ali Qushji ranks 121 out of 531Before him are Henry Norris Russell, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Jeremiah Horrocks, Adelard of Bath, Tom Gehrels, and Johann Adam Schall von Bell. After him are Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters, Hermann Goldschmidt, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, Maslama al-Majriti, Nikolai Chernykh, and Johann Daniel Titius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1403, Ali Qushji ranks 6Before him are Charles VII of France, Basilios Bessarion, John IV of Trebizond, Louis III of Anjou, and Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile. After him are Giovanni di Paolo, Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria, and Fernando I, Duke of Braganza. Among people deceased in 1474, Ali Qushji ranks 5Before him are Guillaume Du Fay, Henry IV of Castile, 1st Dalai Lama, and Mahmud Pasha Angelović. After him are Pietro Riario and Nicolò Marcello.

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In Uzbekistan

Among people born in Uzbekistan, Ali Qushji ranks 24 out of 145Before him are Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani (810), Viktor Bryukhanov (1935), Yaqub Beg (1820), Abdullah Khan II (1533), Abdal-Latif Mirza (1420), and Sadriddin Ayni (1878). After him are Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat (1499), Vladimir Dzhanibekov (1942), Goharshad Begum (1400), Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi (1889), Fayzulla Khodzhayev (1896), and Sharof Rashidov (1917).

Among ASTRONOMERS In Uzbekistan

Among astronomers born in Uzbekistan, Ali Qushji ranks 2Before him are Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani (810).