2. BIOGRAPHY
• Full Name : Ghiyath al-Din Abdul Fateh Omar Ibn Ibrahim al-
Khayyam (Al-Khayyam)
• Place of Birth : Nishapur (which is now is located as Iran)
• Date of Birth : 18 May 1048
• Date of death : 4 December 1131 (died at age 83)
• Nationality : Persian
• Famous as : Mathematician , Astronomers , Philosopher ,
Poets
• Status : Married and fathered two children; a son
and a daughter
3. Education Background
• Bahmanyar bin Marzban - science, philosophy, and
mathematics
• Khawjah al-Anbari - astronomy
• He also studied scripture with Imán Mowaffak of
Naishápúr. It was here that he formed close friendship
with Abu Ali Hasan ibn Ali Tusi, who was later appointed
Vizier to the Seljukid Empire and was known as Nizam-ul-
Mulk.
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18 May 1048
Birth
1 January 1070
Invintation
18 May 1073
Books
1 January 1120
Rubaiyat
16 May 1079
Calendar
4 December 1131
Death
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5. • Ghiyath al-Din Abdul-Fateh Omar ibn Ibrahim al-
Khayyami, or Omar Khayyam, was born a healthy
baby on May 18, 1048 in Nishapur, Persia
• Little is known about his family background. From
their title ‘Khayyami’ it has been assumed that he
was born into a family of Muslim tentmakers. It is,
however, not known if his father, Ibrahim Khayyami,
pursued the family trade
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6. • Omar Khayyam was invited to the capital, along with many
others. They were invited to work peacfully at an observatory
during the Seljuq adn was supported by Abu Tahir.
• Working under Tahir’s patronage, Khayyam wrote ‘Treatise on
Demonstration of Problems of Algebra and Balancing’. In it, he
not only classified different types of cubic equations, but also
presented systematic solution to them. The work, which laid
down the principles of modern-day algebra, established him
as a prominent mathematician.
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7. Now Omar Khayyam is 25, he has
already written many books on
things such as music and algebra.
He was most famous for
"Problems of Arithmetic" a book
on mathematics and algebra
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8. • The calendar was introduced on March 15, 1079 and was in
use for a thousand years, and was later renamed as ‘Jalali
Calender’. The Georgian Calendar that came into use after
500 years was based on Khayyam’s calculations.
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9. • Omar was most famous for writing the Rubáiyát, short poems that
consisted of 4 lines. The Rubáiyát has well over 1,000 poems.
• Initially, they drew little attention even in Persia. It was only when in
1859 Edward Fitzgerald translated and published 600 of the verses as
‘Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’ the world took notice of them. Later, they
were translated in all major languages; some from original Persian;
others from Fitzgerald’s work.
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10. • Omar died on December 4th, 1131. He died in his
home town of Nishapur, Persia at the age of 83
• The Persian Scholar Pavilion, donated in 2009 by
Iran at the United Nations office in Vienna,
features a statue of Omar Khayyam.
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11. Omar Khayyam's Contribution
to Algebra
• Khayyam conjectured correctly that it is not possible to solve cubic equations using the
traditional Ancient Greek geometrical tools of straightedge and compass.
Quadratic equation : ax^2 + bx + c = 0
Cubic equation : ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d = 0
• He also showed how the intersections of conic sections such as parabolas and circles
can be utilized to yield geometric solutions of cubic equations.
• In the language of modern mathematics, Khayyam’s solution to the equation x^3 +
a^2x = b features a parabola of equation x^2 = ay, a circle with diameter b/a^2, and a
vertical line through the intersection point. The solution is given by the distance on the
x-axis between the origin and the (red) vertical line.
13. • Rubaiyat --Selected poems
• In the sweet spring a grassy bank I sought
• And thither wine and a fair Houri brought;
• And, though the people called me graceless dog,
• Gave not to Paradise another thought!
• In Spring time I love to sit in the meadow with a paramour
• perfect as a Houri and goodly jar of wine, and though
• I may be blamed for this, yet hold me lower
• than a dog if ever I dream of Paradise.
14. • Wake! For the Sun, who scattered into flight
• The Stars before him from the Field of Night,
• Drives Night along with them from Heav'n and strikes
• The Sultán's Turret with a Shaft of Light.
Before the phantom of False morning died,
• Methought a Voice within the Tavern cried,
• "When all the Temple is prepared within,
• Why nods the drowsy Worshiper outside?"
And, as the Cock crew, those who stood before
• The Tavern shouted--"Open, then, the Door!
• You know how little while we have to stay,
• And, once departed, may return no more."
15. • A Book of Verses underneath the Bough,
• A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread--and Thou
• Beside me singing in the Wilderness
• Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow!
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• Some for the Glories of This World; and some
• Sigh for the Prophet's Paradise to come;
• Ah, take the Cash, and let the Credit go,
• Nor heed the rumble of a distant Drum!
16. • Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow!
• To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies;
• One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies;
• The Flower that once has blown forever dies.
17. • Theme
•The poems employ carpe diem, or “seize the
day,” theme—a theme that encourages people
to enjoy the present moment and make good
use of the little time available in life.
