Omar Khayyam (may 18, 1040 – dec 4, 1131)
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Omar Khayyam was famous for being an Islamic scholar, a poet, and a mathematician. He compiled astronomical tables and contributed to the calendar reform and discovered a geometrical method of solving cubic equations.Added to timeline:
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may 18, 1040
dec 4, 1131
~ 91 years