5/9/2023 0 Comments RubáiyátMany sources have testified that he taught for decades the philosophy of Ibn Sina in Nishapur where Khayyám was born and buried and where his mausoleum today remains a masterpiece of Iranian architecture visited by many people every year. Zamakhshari referred to him as “the philosopher of the world”. His significance as a philosopher and teacher, and his few remaining philosophical works, have not received the same attention as his scientific and poetic writings. Recognized as the author of one of the most important treatises on algebra before modern times as reflected in his Treatise on Demonstration of Problems of Algebra giving a geometric method for solving cubic equations by intersecting a hyperbola with a circle. He also wrote treatises on mechanics, geography, and music.īorn in Nishapur, at a young age he moved to Samarkand and obtained his education there, afterwards he moved to Bukhara and became established as one of the major mathematicians and astronomers of the medieval period. Omar Khayyám (–1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher and poet. Premium acid-neutral archival paper that will not yellow. Genuine 22k gold gilt to all edges, front design, spine, and back.About the edition:Ī beautiful collector’s edition, this book features: Author: Omar Khayyam, Edward Fitzgerald (trans), Arthur Szyk (illus)Ĭondition: Hardcover, full gorgeous tall red leather.
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