Omar Khayyam, mathematical genius, astronomer and poet honored by Google on the occasion of his birthday – 18/05/2019

Omar Khayyam he was born on May 18, 1048, but his legacy was so powerful that we still remember his figure 971 years after this day. It was that it was about Persian mathematician, astronomer and poet who has left considerable contributions in these fields. Among all that he left, there is the jalali calendar, which laid some foundation for how to measure time, cubic equations and more than a thousand still-recognized verses.

Google has decided to honor this huge figure with one of its clbadic Doodle, the drawing that appears at the opening of the search engine, to celebrate the anniversary of his birth and thus showcase a genius whose name has gone around the world and went through history.

Originally from the city of Nishapur (Iran) and the Afghan city of Balj, he grew up and formed with a strong scientific and philosophical influence. He also lived in Samarkand (Uzbekistan), where He developed his thesis on algebra demonstrations and the comparison with which he gained recognition and prestige, to the point that the sultan ordered the construction of an astronomical observatory.

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Back in Nishapur, he died on December 4, 1131, at the age of 83. His discoveries however remain in force until today.

His research in astronomy was of fundamental importance. Specially the correction that he made to the old Zoroastrian calendar. Thanks to Khayyam, a new era, known as Jalalí or Seliuk, was adopted and the precision of his work made it possible to calculate the error of the Persian calendar, which counted exactly 365 days. For the new calendar, this genius of mathematics calculated the duration of the year with striking accuracy. Its margin of error is one day in 3770 years, even less than that of the Gregorian calendar (one day in 3330 years), which began to be used in Europe from 15 October 1582.

His mind also managed to change the world of mathematical numbers and through his work discovered the concept of fractions in the form of digital field with properties wider than the domain of natural numbers, unique known at that time.

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In 1094, after the death of his father, he wrote a literary work in his mother tongue, Persian. His poems have acquired historical recognition since they are distinguished by the finesse and subtlety of their language.

The most remarkable poetic work of Khayyam is the Rubaiyat, compilation of a thousand quartets talking about nature and the human being. Rubaiyat is the plural of ruba & # 39; i, which means precisely quatrain.

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Reading Rubaiyat means an approach to oriental literature. It contains a deep human meaning that sings the delights of love and the joys of life, that with the transpositions of bitterness and optimism, conforms the character of the individual accentuated in his reality. Life requires sacrifices on the part of man because he is the slave of his own prejudices. Among so many absurdities, he does not enjoy his ephemeral existence. Khayyam wants to convince the man that he is wrong and invites him to get rid of the dogmas and doctrines in order to take advantage of the tangible values ​​of nature.