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What do we call groups of stars that form shapes in the sky?
Constellations
What do modern telescopes use to follow stars?
Computers
Who helped build the Maragha Observatory?
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi.
What did the Mayans build to study the sky?
Pyramids
Why are modern observatories built far from cities?
To avoid pollution and bright lights.
What is a building for studying stars called?
Observatory
What did Maragha Observatory have a lot of?
Books (or a library).
What could scientists do at Maragha Observatory’s library?
Read books and study stars.
Name two things Muslim observatories had.
Big tools (like sextants) and libraries.
Which observatory had a giant tool called a sextant?
Samarqand Observatory.
What did teachers teach at Maragha Observatory?
Astronomy and Mathematics
How is Stonehenge different from Maragha?
Stonehenge is made of stones; Maragha had a library.
What two jobs did Nasir al-Din al-Tusi have?
Astronomer and mathematician.
Why is it hard to see stars in cities?
Too much light and pollution.
What made Maragha Observatory special?
It had a huge library and smart teachers.
What did the giant sextant at Samarqand measure?
Stars and Planets
Why did Mongol rulers want to build observatories?
To learn about space and science.
What did Stonehenge help people track long ago?
Seasons (like summer or winter).
How is Jaipur Observatory connected to Muslim astronomers?
It was designed like their observatories.
Why were libraries important in old observatories?
To share knowledge and ideas.
Where was the Maragha Observatory built?
Persia (today’s Iran).
What did Nasir al-Din al-Tusi improve?
Star maps and calculations.
Why did people name star groups like “constellations”?
To remember and study them easily.
How are modern observatories similar to Maragha?
Scientists work together there.
Why do modern telescopes use computers?
To track stars accurately.