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Genghis Khan   /dʒˈɛŋhɪs kɑn/   Listen
Genghis Khan

noun
1.
Mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227).  Synonyms: Jenghiz Khan, Jinghis Khan, Temujin.






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... and made several discoveries which testified to his abilities as an observer. IBN YUNIS and ABUL WEFU were Arab astronomers who earned a high reputation on account of the number and accuracy of their observations. In Persia, a descendant of the famous Genghis Khan erected an observatory, where astronomical observations were systematically made. Omar, a Persian astronomer, suggested a reformation of the calendar which, if it had been adopted, would have insured greater accuracy than can be attained by ...
— The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' • Thomas Orchard



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