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05-18-2009, 07:05 PM
Source: IRIB (http://english.iribnews.ir/IranVision_body.aspx?ID=117) and Fars News Agency (http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8802281334)
18 May 2009
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The tomb of Khayyam in Neishapour
Iranian cultural officials on Monday paid tribute to the celebrated Persian philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, and above all poet, Omar Khayyam to honor his 961st birthday anniversary and mark his national day.
Khayyam, whose full name is Ghiyad ad-Din Abul-Fat’h Umar ibn Ibrahim Khayyam Neyshaburi, was born in Nishapur, northeastern Iran on May 18, 1048.
Khayyam was among the first generation of Muslims well-known and eminent outside Iran, specially in Persian-language speaking countries, through translation of his works, the most effective of all was Edward FitzGerald’s translation of Rubaiyat (quatrains) of Omar Khayyam in 1859.
Khayyam also contributed a major role in several reforms in and perfection of the Persian calendar basically taken from the Hindu calendar known as Jalali calendar which is the Iranian current calendar.
To honor Khayyam and Ferdowsi who were born in the same province, a ceremony is slated to be held today called From Tous to Neyshabour.
IRIB
Hakim Omar Khayyam (born 1048 AD, Neyshapur, Iran—1123 AD, Neyshapur, Iran) was a Persian polymath, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer and above all poet.
Known as one of the major mathematicians and astronomers of the medieval period, Khayyam also contributed to calendar reform and may have proposed a heliocentric theory well before Copernicus.
His name Khayyam (Tentmaker) may have been derived from his father’s trade. He received a good education in the sciences and philosophy in his native Neyshabur before traveling to Samarkand, where he completed the algebra treatise, on which his mathematical reputation principally rests.
In this treatise he gave a systematic discussion of the solution of cubic equations by means of intersecting conic sections.
He made such a name for himself that the Seljuq sultan Malik-Shah invited him to Esfahan to undertake the astronomical observations necessary for the reform of the calendar.
To accomplish this, an observatory was built there, and a new calendar was produced, known as the Jalali calendar. Based on making 8 of every 33 years leap years, it was more accurate than the present Gregorian calendar, and it was adopted in 1075 by Malik-Shah.
In Esfahan he also produced fundamental critiques of Euclid’s theory of parallels as well as his theory of proportion. In connection with the former his ideas eventually made their way to Europe, where they influenced the English mathematician John Wallis (1616–1703).
Many sources have also testified that he taught for decades the philosophy of Ibn Sina in Nishapur where Khayyam lived most of his life, breathed his last, and was buried and where his mausoleum remains today a masterpiece of Iranian architecture visited by many people every year.
Omar Khayyam also known as a famous poet believed to have composed somewhere between 200 and 600 Rubaiyat (quatrains). The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is among the few masterpieces that have been translated into most languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, and Urdu.
Outside Iran and Persian speaking countries, Khayyam has had impact on literature and societies through translation and works of scholars.
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http://newsfromiran.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/051809_fars_khayyam.jpg?w=400&h=269
The tomb of Khayyam in Neishapour
Iranian cultural officials on Monday paid tribute to the celebrated Persian philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, and above all poet, Omar Khayyam to honor his 961st birthday anniversary and mark his national day.
Khayyam, whose full name is Ghiyad ad-Din Abul-Fat’h Umar ibn Ibrahim Khayyam Neyshaburi, was born in Nishapur, northeastern Iran on May 18, 1048.
Khayyam was among the first generation of Muslims well-known and eminent outside Iran, specially in Persian-language speaking countries, through translation of his works, the most effective of all was Edward FitzGerald’s translation of Rubaiyat (quatrains) of Omar Khayyam in 1859.
Khayyam also contributed a major role in several reforms in and perfection of the Persian calendar basically taken from the Hindu calendar known as Jalali calendar which is the Iranian current calendar.
To honor Khayyam and Ferdowsi who were born in the same province, a ceremony is slated to be held today called From Tous to Neyshabour.
IRIB
Hakim Omar Khayyam (born 1048 AD, Neyshapur, Iran—1123 AD, Neyshapur, Iran) was a Persian polymath, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer and above all poet.
Known as one of the major mathematicians and astronomers of the medieval period, Khayyam also contributed to calendar reform and may have proposed a heliocentric theory well before Copernicus.
His name Khayyam (Tentmaker) may have been derived from his father’s trade. He received a good education in the sciences and philosophy in his native Neyshabur before traveling to Samarkand, where he completed the algebra treatise, on which his mathematical reputation principally rests.
In this treatise he gave a systematic discussion of the solution of cubic equations by means of intersecting conic sections.
He made such a name for himself that the Seljuq sultan Malik-Shah invited him to Esfahan to undertake the astronomical observations necessary for the reform of the calendar.
To accomplish this, an observatory was built there, and a new calendar was produced, known as the Jalali calendar. Based on making 8 of every 33 years leap years, it was more accurate than the present Gregorian calendar, and it was adopted in 1075 by Malik-Shah.
In Esfahan he also produced fundamental critiques of Euclid’s theory of parallels as well as his theory of proportion. In connection with the former his ideas eventually made their way to Europe, where they influenced the English mathematician John Wallis (1616–1703).
Many sources have also testified that he taught for decades the philosophy of Ibn Sina in Nishapur where Khayyam lived most of his life, breathed his last, and was buried and where his mausoleum remains today a masterpiece of Iranian architecture visited by many people every year.
Omar Khayyam also known as a famous poet believed to have composed somewhere between 200 and 600 Rubaiyat (quatrains). The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is among the few masterpieces that have been translated into most languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, and Urdu.
Outside Iran and Persian speaking countries, Khayyam has had impact on literature and societies through translation and works of scholars.
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