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 2579
28 Khordad 2579 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 28 Khordad 1399 Shamsi and 2020-06-17 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
28 Khordad 2579 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Wednesday — equivalent to 28 Khordad 1399 Shamsi and 17 June 2020 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 28 Khordad 2579
- Shamsi
- 28 Khordad 1399
- Gregorian
- 17 June 2020
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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