Timbuktu: Africa's Forgotten Center of Knowledge — Fexingo History
The Timbuktu Astronomers Who Charted the Stars — Fexingo History
Lucas and Luna discuss the history of astronomy in Timbuktu, exploring the work of scholars like Muhammad al-Kaburi and their use of instruments to calculate planetary positions. The episode examines how this intellectual tradition was impacted by the 1591 Moroccan invasion.