Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
1201 – 1274 · Iran · Astronomy, Mathematics
Tusi couple; his planetary models likely reached Copernicus.
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- Ptolemy
100 – 170 · Astronomy, Mathematics
The Tusi couple is built to repair the Almagest's equant.
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