Omar Khayyam
1048 – 1131 · Iran · Mathematics, Astronomy, Literature
Solved cubics geometrically, reformed the calendar, wrote the Rubaiyat.
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- Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
780 – 850 · Mathematics, Astronomy
Khayyam's treatise classifies cubics beyond al-Khwarizmi's quadratic algebra.
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