Anania Shirakatsi

Anania Shirakatsi
Anania Shirakavantsi
Armenian:	Անանիա Շիրակացի
Russian:	Анания Ширакаци Анания Ширакаванци
Born:	VII century Shirakavan, Armenia
Description: Scientist, mathematician, philosopher, cosmologist.

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Biography

Was born in the village of Shirakavan (Yerazgavors) or Anania (Aneank) in Shirak province, Armenia.

Education

• Studied at Dprevank school.
• Travelled and studied in a number of countries for 11 years.
• Studied at the school of a remarkable Trabzonian Greek scientist Tyuqikos for 8 years.

Other

• Was engaged in scientific activity in astronomy, mathematics, journalism, geography and other fields of science, was interested in pedagogy.
• Opened schools, compiled textbooks.
• Developed his own philosophical system.
• In the astronomical works examined issues related to the Sun, the Earth, the Moon, the stars and the cosmic phenomena.
• Was aware of the Earth's sphericity, the existence of a controversial world, and that the speed of the light spread is much greater than that of the sound.
• Guessed that the moon itself was a solid body without its own light.
• Correctly explained the emergence of the Moon's stages, the eclipses of the Sun and the Moon, the tides and refluxes of the seas.
• Through comparisons and judgments, concluded that the Sun is much greater than both the Moon and the Earth and is at a huge distance.
• In his works pointed out a number of astronomical practical applications, made timarial calculations and gave certain implications to Armenian and other calendars.
• His interpretations of Armenian astronomical terms is worthwhile.
• The most valuable book among mathematical works is the arithmetic textbook, summarizing the four arithmetic operations.
• The studies of precious stones, dimensions and weight, physics, meteorology are also of scientific interest.
• The work "Ashkharhatsuyts" is ascribed to him where there are a lot of valuable information about historical Armenia and its neighboring countries.
• Compiled the Armenian version of the highly advanced "Ten-Class Table" in the field of acoustics, with new ideas about the composition of souns, audios, and vocals.
• According to numerous sources invented "fruity" sharakans.

Bibliography

• Ա. Աբրահամյան Տիեզերագիտութիւն Ա տոմար, Երևան, 1940:
• Ա. Աբրահամյան Լուսնի տարբերաշրջանները, Երևան, 1962:
• И. А. Орбели Вопросы и решения..., П., 1918;
• К. С. Тер-Давтян и С. С. Аревшатян Космография, перевод с древнеармянскогоб, Ереван, 1962.

See also

• Ով ով է.հայեր(կենսագրական հանրագիտարան:Երկու հատորով),ՀՀ խմբ. հանձնաժողով՝ Հ. Մ. Այվազյան (գլխ. խմբագիր) և ուրիշներ,Երևան,Հայկական հանրագիտարան հրատ.,Հ.1,Աբալյան-Ղուշչյան,2005:
• Աբրահամյան Ա., Անանիա Շիրակացու մատենագրությունը. ուսումնասիրություն, Երևան, 1944:
• Պետրոսյան Գ., Մաթեմատիկան Հայաստանում հին և միջին դարերում, Երևան, 1959:
• Խրլոպյան Գ., Անանիա Շիրակացու աշխարհայացքը, Երևան, 1964:
• Թումանյան Բ., Հայ աստղագիտության պատմություն, հ. 1, Երևան, 1964: