The Executive Board of UNESCO approves the decision to celebrate the 1050th anniversary of the birth of Abu Rayhon Beruni in 2022-2023
20/04/2021 20:32
The Executive Board of UNESCO approves the decision to celebrate the 1050th anniversary of the birth of Abu Rayhon Beruni in 2022-2023
20/04/2021 20:32
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - The 1050th anniversary of the birth of the scientist Abu Rayhon Beruniy (973-1048) will be widely celebrated in 2022-2023 under the auspices of UNESCO. This proposal was supported by such states as the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tajikistan and Turkey. This decision was made at the 211th session of the UNESCO Executive Board.
“The proposal was initiated by the Republic of Uzbekistan with the support of Tajikistan, Iran and Turkey. This issue will now be submitted for approval to the 41st session of the General Conference of UNESCO, which will be held in November this year in Paris,” said Aziz Abdukhakimov, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Commission of Uzbekistan for UNESCO.
Abu Rayhon Muhammad ibn Ahmad Beruniy was a great medieval encyclopedist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, geographer, ethnographer, anthropologist, geologist, historian, botanist, pharmacologist and humanist.
Beruniy was born on 4 September 973 near the ancient capital of Khorezm, the city of Kat, (now Beruni in Karakalpakstan). The scientist made a great contribution to the development of such sciences as mathematics and astronomy, including the development of theoretical derivatives of astronomical parameters and table functions to facilitate the calculation of the position of the planets.
Beruniy left behind a great scientific heritage, having created about 150 works that related to almost all branches of the exact, natural and humanitarian sciences of that time. Beruniy’s works have been translated into a large number of languages and are relevant to this day.
Beruniy is also known as a cross-cultural historian, exploring various calendar systems, the history of rulers, heroes, political events, culture, traditions and morals, which contributes to a better understanding of different cultures and the formation of an assessment of general intellectual achievement - noted in the application.
The importance of the scientist’s activities was highly appreciated by the chairman of the Institute of Central Asia and the Caucasus at the J. Hopkins University in Washington, Frederick Starr.
“The legacy of Beruniy evokes genuine interest and admiration for its breadth and, in many respects, the foresight of the development of the exact sciences. His works gave a powerful impetus and became the basis for further discoveries in the field of natural science. For example, it is Berunius who is credited with the founding of astronomy and trigonometry as independent fields of study. An unsurpassed mechanic of his time, he himself created the instruments that allowed him, using formulas derived by him, to measure the diameters of the Earth and the Moon more accurately than anyone else before the 17th century. Some researchers believe that Beruniy also belongs to the hypothesis of the existence of North and South America as inhabited continents.
But one thing is certain, the innovations of this scientist in all areas of the sciences studied by him combined complex mathematics with an unprecedented understanding of the influence of language, religion and culture on human life. "
In honor of the celebration of the 1050th anniversary of the birth of Abu Rayhon Beruniy, a number of events will be held in Uzbekistan dedicated to the anniversary of Beruniy. In addition, the anniversary of Beruniy will be widely celebrated in Iran, Tajikistan and Turkey, and joint events will be held.
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