The Life of Omar Khayyam
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Birth:
Date: 1048 CE
Place: Nishapur, Persia (Iran)
Name:
Abu ol-Fath ebn-Ebrahim 'Omar
ol-Khayyami of Nishapur
Khayyam means "tent maker"
Work:
Mathematician
Scientist
Astronomer
Philosopher
Poet
Major Contributions:
![bullet](../_themes/poetic/poebul1a.gif) | Jalali Calendar (more accurate than the Julian, and almost as accurate as the Gregorian
intercalation system) |
![bullet](../_themes/poetic/poebul1a.gif) | Contributions to Algebra (geometric solution of cubic equations) |
![bullet](../_themes/poetic/poebul1a.gif) | Astronomical tables |
![bullet](../_themes/poetic/poebul1a.gif) | And the Rubaiyat |
Death:
Date: 1123 CE
Place: Nishapur, Persia (Iran)
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More Information:
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Biography (by Edward J. Fitzgerald)
Philosophy
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