architecture has been always recognized as a framework which is influenced by social beliefs, traditions and interactions and furthermore affects individual soul and tendency. therefore it is impossible to analyze and consequently identify an architectural artifact if not accompanied by analysis of intellectual fundamentals of its contemporary society. the ensemble of sheikh safi al-din which i...

In this paper, we study Ghiyath al-Din Jamshid al-Kashi's (1380-1429 A.D.) main mathematical achievements. We discuss his al-Risala al-muhitiyya ("The Treatise on the Circumference"), Risala al-watar wa'l-jaib ("The Treatise on the Chord and Sine"), and Miftah al-hisab ("The Key of Arithmetic"). In particular, we look at al-Kashi's fundamental theorem, his calcula...

tinere talente recrutate de profesorul Thoma Ionescu, a cărui intuiţie în alegerea colaboratorilor, viitorilor profesori de chirurgie, şefi de şcoală la rândul lor, nu a dat niciodată greş. Născut la 14 mai 1870 în oraşul Bârlad, acest fiu strălucit al pământului Moldovei, a reuşit prin calităţile sale înnăscute, dar mai ales printr-o muncă ordonată şi neobosită, să făurească o operă nepieritoa...

in this article naser al-din shah’s accounts of travels to europe (safar-nameh) have bee examined and criticised in a discourse analysis approach. by using this approach, attention has been paid to linguistic factors, co-text and context of the situation (social, cultural, political and historical), and institutional position, as well as the writer's attitude which has been effective in informi...