Welcome to The Mossadegh Foundation Library of Iranology The Mossadegh Foundation Library of Iranology was created by Dr. Mossadegh’s grandson in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2000 to preserve the legacy of the great statesman as well as Iranian history. To further expand both the Foundation and the library donations are welcomed by all those who love [...]
Entries from November 2009
The Mossadegh Foundation Library of Iranology
November 30th, 2009 No Comments
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Momentum and Ibn-Sina (Avicenna)
November 28th, 2009 No Comments
by Sean This year we give thanks for one of the bedrock principles of classical mechanics: conservation of momentum. (We’ve previously given thanks for the Standard Model Lagrangian, Hubble’s Law, and the Spin-Statistics Theorem.) There are analogous notions once we include relativity or quantum mechanics, but for our present purposes the version that Galileo and [...]
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Mahmoud Vahidnia, Student, Stuns Iran By Criticizing Supreme Leader
November 6th, 2009 No Comments
Associated Press has this article about Mahmoud Vahidnia: BEIRUT — An unassuming college math student has become an unlikely hero to many in Iran for daring to criticize the country’s most powerful man to his face. Mahmoud Vahidnia has received an outpouring of support from government opponents for the challenge – unprecedented in a country [...]
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