German scientists have discovered text that was written by Ibn Sina (he was a famous Persian philosopher). This new text shares the 11th Century scholar’s sighting of a supernova back in 1006 AD. The year was 397 according to the Islamic Hijri calendar when Ibn Sina (called Avicenna in Latin) describes witnessing the event right before his eyes.
Ibn Sina was a Persian physician as well as a philosopher who is to this day named the most influential medieval Islamic philosopher/scientist in the world. Scientists who studied the writings estimate the text was written when Ibn Sina was in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan or present day Iran. It is most likely that he was located in Uzbekistan.
Upon translation, researchers found Ibn Sina writing about tailless objects, setting it apart from other common objects found in the sky. He says the new star was becoming dimmer and dimmer until it completely disappeared. At first, Ibn Sina writes, it was a dark and green color and then sparks were thrown and the color white filled the space.
Source, http://sciencenewsjournal.com/
Unfrotunately, in most Western texts where credit is given to those who trluly pioneered an effort such as this, the scientists are referred to as "muslim" scholarand not Persian, effectively giving the credit to arabs! Just look at the despicable text above, "islamic Philosopher, NOT Persian!
That's what we get for for kissing the ass of our agressors and allowing our national identity to go down the Kha-laa, aka, toilet!
It's worse. Read any history of science and they are all grouped under the Arab school of science. And in India thanks to the Brits all science and art under "Mighal". Who civilised these people?
What do y'all expect when Iranians themselves (especially in Iran) dont respect their own heritage? They spend billions making shrines for imams, but Pasargad and other non-Shia sites are in ruins. They have spent 40 years on trying to Islamicize Iran's identity, changing everything from history school books to people's names to the very vocabulary used and spoken on state TV (full of mandaravordi arabic words).
And people are like: whatever. Lets just complain and vote in the next elections for 'reformers'.
If you dont respect yourself, you cant expect others to respect you.
Excellent comment Fesenjoon.
That is what is plaguing this nation, and you know what? ain't gonna go away anytime soon, because these people are lazy and complacent by nature.