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- Biography of Omar Khayyam
Reprint of the much-admired 1859 biography by Edward Fitzgerald
- Omar Khayyam
Nice introduction; emphasis on the sciences
- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Full English texts from MIT's Internet Classics Archive
- Robaiyyate Hakim Omar Khayyam
The texts in the original Persian (from Japan!)
Omar Khayyam Biography
Historically speaking, Omar Khayyam has led a double life. In his own time he was a respected mathematician and astronomer who helped reform the ancient Muslim calendar. In the modern era he is more fondly remembered as the author of the brief, lyrical poems known collectively as The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
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Omar is said to have adopted the name Khayyam ("the tentmaker") in honor of his father's trade.
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