Iran has planned to commemorate birthday anniversary and national day of the eminent Persian poet, astronomer and mathematician, Omar Khayyam Neishaburi.Various programs are scheduled to be presented at the poets celebration, announced the ceremonys secretary Mahmoud Asaadi.
The programs will be performed in Iran's northeastern city of Neishabur on the poets national day, May 18.
A statue of the internationally celebrated poet will be also installed at his Mausoleum in Neishabur during the ceremony.
A number of Iranian cultural officials along with many literary scholars and the poet lovers will be attending the ceremony.
In paying tribute to the poet Khayyam, the poets statue had been earlier unveiled in Complutense University in Madrid, Spain.
Born in Neishabur, May 18, 1048, Khayyam is recognized worldwide as one of the most wildly acclaimed Persian poets and astronomers.
He was popularized in the West through the translation of his magnum opusRubaiyat.
Khayyam's fame as a poet has caused some to ignore his scientific achievements, which are significant.
His contributions to mathematical include hisTreatise on Demonstration of Problems of Algebra, which gives a geometric method for solving cubic equations by allowing a hyperbola to intersect a circle.
Khayyam also was the chief contributor to the Jalali calendar, an ancestor of the current Iranian calendar. It is believed to have been introduced on March 15, 1079 by Seljuk Sultan Jalal al-Din Malik Shah I, based on Khayyam's recommendations.
In Persian speaking countries, Khayyam has had an impact on literature and societies through the translation of his works and popularization by other scholars.
Among English-speaking countries Scholars; Edward FitzGerald (1809-83), who was the most influential, introduced Khayyam to the West through translation of his quatrains.
By Press TV
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