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Omar Khayyam was a Persian polymath who made contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and poetry. He is known for his work on cubic equations, the parallel axiom, the Jalali calendar, and his quatrains translated by Edward FitzGerald.
Omar Khayyam (born May 18, 1048, Neyshābūr [also spelled Nīshāpūr], Khorāsān [now Iran]—died December 4, 1131, Neyshābūr) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet, renowned in his own country and time for his scientific achievements but chiefly known to English-speaking readers through the translation of a collection of his robāʿīyāt (“...
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May 27, 2020 · Learn about Omar Khayyam, a Persian polymath, astronomer, mathematician, and poet, best known for his Rubaiyat. Explore his life, works, influences, and legacy in the East and West.
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May 18, 2019 · Omar Khayyam was a Persian astronomer, writer, poet and mathematician renowned in Iran for his scientific achievements. English-speaking readers know of his extraordinary work through the...
Omar Khayyam was a Persian astronomer, mathematician, and poet who made significant contributions to algebra and astronomy. He calculated the most accurate year length ever, solved cubic equations using geometry, and wrote the Rubaiyat.
Born Ghiyath al-Din Abu'l-Fath Umar ibn Ibrahim Al-Nisaburi al-Khayyámi, the 11th-century Persian poet, astronomer, and mathematician Omar Khayyam was raised in the town of Nishapur in present-day northern Iran.
May 18, 2011 · Omar Khayyam was an Islamic scholar and mathematician who discovered a geometrical method of solving cubic equations by intersecting a parabola with a circle. He also compiled astronomical tables and contributed to calendar reform, but faced political and religious challenges in his life.
