The team of the Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology took part in a solemn event called "Treasure of Ulugbek" at the foot of the monument in the Mirzo Ulugbek district on March 22, on the occasion of the birthday of Mirzo Ulugbek.

Today, a solemn event called "Treasure of Ulugbek" was held at the foot of the monument in the Mirzo Ulugbek district of our capital on the occasion of the 631st anniversary of the birth of the great astronomer and mathematician, ruler of the Timurid state, statesman Mirzo Ulugbek.

The event was opened by Shavkat Ayupov, President of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Otabek Mahkamov, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovations.

Mirzo Ulugbek was one of the greatest scientists of his time, and his great contribution to science was reflected in the Samarkand Observatory and the work "Zij-i Koragoniy". He determined the coordinates of 1018 stars ahead of the development of European science, and calculated the length of the year to be 365 days, 6 hours, 10 minutes, and 8 seconds, with an error of only 25 seconds. The observations made at his observatory made a huge contribution to the development of astronomy throughout the world.