Impression of Astronomy in Persian culture and history inspired by poems of Khayam and Attar
PosterLow-Tech Astronomy Education
3rd Shaw-IAU Workshop
Tuesday Oct. 12, 2021
UTC: 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. America/New_York: 10 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
, Friday Oct. 15, 2021
UTC: 6 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. America/New_York: 2 a.m.- 3:30 a.m.
Mahdi Rokni
(Astronomy instructor and manager of SINA)
Coauthors: Fatemeh Abdoust (Persian literature graduate), Parham Eisvandi (Astronomy instructor and Photographer), Maryam Hadizadeh (Amateur astronomer), Fatemeh Hamidani (English literature graduate)
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There is a huge connection between science, nature and literature with Persian culture in Iran. If you look into Iran's history and search in many places or read Persianpoems you can find a lots of astronomy knowledge. Some of Iranian great poets have been also astronomers such as Khayam or they became mystics like Attar Nishaburi. This is about stories and people who lived in different ages or lived at the same age together and they have had a huge impression on Persian culture. it can also separate science, literature and mysticism from each other.
Biography:
Mahdi Rokni is an astronomy teacher who graduated in computer engineering. He is working in Bushehr, Mehr observatory since 2012 and he is the international coordinator of ITAU. He has been working on many international projects in astronomy and he is also one of NASE instructors in Iran. He is also known as the manager of Student's International Network for Astronomy (SINA).
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