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Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī [1] [3] (18 May 1048 – 4 December 1131), commonly known as Omar Khayyam ( Persian: عمر خیّام ), [a] was a Persian polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and poetry.
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his 1859 translation from Persian to English of a selection of quatrains ( rubāʿiyāt) attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048–1131), dubbed "the Astronomer-Poet of Persia".
May 14, 2024 · 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 ...
Omar Khayyam was a Persian polymath, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, and poet. While he was well-regarded in his lifetime for his scientific achievements, Khayyam is most famous today for his poetry.
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. He is thought to have been the son of tent makers, as al-khayyami translates to “tent…
Jan 21, 2018 · Born almost 1000 years ago in Persia, Omar Khayyam was an astronomer, mathematician and poet. His contribution to algebra and geometry has sealed his reputation as one the greatest...
In the year 1072 AD, Omar Khayyam documented the most accurate year length ever calculated - a figure still accurate enough for most purposes in the modern world. Khayyam was an astronomer, astrologer, physician, philosopher, and mathematician: he made outstanding contributions in algebra.
May 27, 2020 · Omar Khayyam (also given as Umar Khayyam, l. 1048-1131 CE) was a Persian polymath, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher but is best known in the West as a poet, the author of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. His famous work has been embraced by the West since it was translated in the 19th century CE.
Omar Khayyam , byname of Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm al-Neyshābūrī al-Khayyāmī, (born May 18, 1048, Neyshābūr, Khorāsān—died Dec. 4, 1131, Neyshābūr), Persian poet, mathematician, and astronomer. Educated in the sciences and philosophy, he was renowned in his country and time for his scientific achievements ...
Sep 6, 2011 · Umar Khayyam was a Persian polymath, scientist, philosopher, and poet of the 11 th century CE. Whereas his mathematical works and poetry have been the subject of much discussion, his recently edited and published philosophical works have remained a largely neglected area of study.
