the control problem and dynamic programming is a powerful tool in economics and management. we review the dynamic programming problem from its beginning up to its present stages. a problem which was involved in physics and mathematics in i 7” century led to a branch of mathematics called calculus of variation which was used in economic, and management at the end of the first quarter of the 20” ...

the main problem of ptolemaic model of the superior planets was related to the “equant point”. it is a geometrical point with respect to which the motion of the deferent sphere is uniform. but it cannot be acceptable on the basis of aristotle's philosophy on the motions of celestial spheres. astronomers of maragha school devised some new models to avoid this problem, while they were in acc...