Ancient Scientists

Omar Khayyam  18 May 1048 – 4 December 1131) was a Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, historian, philosopher, and poet. He was born in Nishapur, the initial capital of the Seljuk Empire. As a scholar, he was contemporary with the rule of the Seljuk dynasty around the time of the First Crusade. His name Khayyam (“Tentmaker”) may have been derived from his father’s trade. He received a good education in the