Muhammad Salih Thattvi
Mughal metallurgist, astronomer, geometer and craftsman
About Muhammad Salih Thattvi
Muhammad Salih Thattvi was a metallurgist and astrologer.
Muhammad Saleh Thattvi (also spelled Muhammad Salih Tatah-wi and Muhammad Salih Tatawi) was a 17th-century Mughal craftsman known for making seamless celestial globes and astrolabes.
Celestial globe In 1659, Tatah-wi made a 21 cm diameter celestial globe. As no seams are visible in a photograph of it, it was likely made by the cire perdue method.
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mughal metallurgist, astronomer, geometer and craftsman
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Muhammad Salih Thattvi was born in Thatta.
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Muhammad Salih Thattvi was a metallurgist and astrologer.
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