Nasir al-Din Tusi built the Maragheh observatory in the 13th century. His astronomical tables influenced scientists including Copernicus.
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28 Khordad 2576
28 Khordad 2576 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 28 Khordad 1396 Shamsi and 2017-06-18 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
28 Khordad 2576 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Sunday — equivalent to 28 Khordad 1396 Shamsi and 18 June 2017 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 28 Khordad 2576
- Shamsi
- 28 Khordad 1396
- Gregorian
- 18 June 2017
Cultural insight
Verse of the day
چو آفتاب تو طالع شدی ز مشرق روح ز مشرق تو دگر آفتاب سر نزند
“When you rose as sun from the east of soul From your east no other sun shall rise”
— Rumi
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