Visiting The Institute of Astronomy

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Yesterday, I visited The Museum of Astronomy in Tashkent. We learned that the first telescope was not a tube, but actually a hole in the ground in the form of a tube, from which people looked through into the sky. I also saw a variety of instruments that people used to measure the angle of elevation between the level of ground and the object in the sky. It was amazing to know that in the 14th century, Mirzo Ulugbek used very complicated mathematic formulas in his computations to create maps of the sky.

P.S. The weather is hot and dry, the day temperature is 110 degrees Fahrenheight (similar to what we have in Las Vegas in the summer). I am preparing for the commute to Samarkand.

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Comments

[Josephine Ramage]

Making Memories
Enjoy every moment of your visit. Sounds like you are learning a lot.