Mathematician:Omar Khayyam

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Mathematician

Persian mathematician better known nowadays for his poetry.

Completely solved the problem of the solution of cubic equations using conics.

Noted for being one of the first to discuss in print what is now known as Pascal's Triangle.


Nationality

Persian


History

  • Born: 18 May 1048, Nishapur, then a Seljuk capital in Khorasan, Persia (now Iran).
  • Died: 4 Dec 1131, Nishapur


Theorems and Definitions


Publications

  • Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám


Also known as

Full name: Ghiyath al-Din Abu'l-Fath Umar ibn Ibrahim Al-Nishapuri al-Khayyami (Persian: غیاث الدین ابو الفتح عمر بن ابراهیم خیام نیشاپوری) .


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