The Branch hosted a scientific and educational week dedicated to the life and activities of Abu Rayhon Beruniy

In October, a scientific and educational week was held at the Branch among students of all areas of study, dedicated to the life and activities of the thinker of the East Abu Rayhon Beruniy. The events were organized at various venues, including classrooms, student residences, sponsored academic lyceum in the format of conversations, round tables, demonstrations of presentations and films. The faculty of the department “Social and humanitarian disciplines” made thematic reports.

During the events held, attention was focused on the scientific creative path of Abu Rayhon Beruniy, the great scientist from Khorezm, the author of numerous major works on history, geography, philology, astronomy, mathematics, geodesy, mineralogy, pharmacology, geology, etc. It was noted that for the first time in the Middle East, Beruniy expressed his opinion about the possibility of the Earth moving around the Sun, determined the length of its circumference. He can rightly be called a triumphant science of the medieval East. The American historian John Sarton said this about this outstanding scientist-encyclopedist: “The history of astronomy and mathematics, astrology and geography, anthropology and ethnography, philosophy and archeology, botany and mineralogy would be orphaned without his great name”.

In their speeches, the students spoke in detail about the scientific discoveries of the scientist in astronomy, his methods of orienting on the Earth according to the celestial bodies, determining the inclination of the ecliptic to the equator, the length of the solar and stellar years, etc. Mathematical calculations were named, in particular, flat and spherical trigonometry, with one hand, and the improvement of instruments for accurate observations, on the other. Particular attention has been paid to the results and achievements of Beruniy in other areas of science. The importance of the scientific research of the scientist in the development of subject knowledge aimed at future specialization in the oil and gas industry is emphasized.