| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Ali Akbar Abdolrashidi (abdolrashidi) (1235) |
| Genre: People |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-04-11 |
| Categories: Decisive Moment |
| Camera: Sony Cybershot p200 |
| Exposure: f/2.8, 1/500 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-04-19 4:04 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This is a statue of Biruni in Laleh Park, Tehran, Iran. Abu Reihan Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Biruni was an Iranian Philisopher and scientist. hE WAS Born of Iranian in 362 H [973 A.D.].
He began studies at a very early age under the famous astronomer and mathematician before he left his native country at the age of 22 or 25 to the Khorasan, Rey, Tabarestan and Jurajan. He pursued knowledge in its various branches, and learned much of astronomy, mathematics, geography, physics and chemistry.For some years he lived in Jurjan. He wrote ''Athar al-Baqiah'',one of his great works, there. Biruni wrote it on the chronology of different nations and intelligently discusses the debatable theory of the rotation of the earth on its axis and accurately determines the longitudes and latitudes. The ruler of Jurjan ''Qabus Woshmgir'' offered him premiership but he refused. He cameback to his home. when Sultan Mahmood Ghaznawi conquered his homeland, summoned Biruni and some other top scientists at his court. He provided generous support for their scientific work.
Sultan Mahmud took Biruni along with in his journeys to India several times and thus he had the opportunity to travel all over India during a period of 20 years. He learnt Hindu philosophy, mathematics, geography and religion and collecting material for his books Kitab-ul-Hind and Al Qanoon-al-Masoodi.In ''Kitab-ul-Hind'', his well-known book, he gives a very authentic account of the language, customs, manners, literature, laws and beliefs of the Hindus. He also describes the geographical and physical conditions of the country. He also translated two Sanskrit books into Arabic which deals with the creation of things and what happens after the spirit leaves the body.
On his return from India, Biruni wrote his other famous book Qanoon-al- Masoodi which dedicated to Sultan Masood; discussing several theorems of astronomy, trigonometry, solar, lunar, and planetary motions and relative topics. Biruni died in Ghazna at the age of 77. |
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