in this paper, we study the existing relations between science and religion in the views of ian barbour, peters and alister mcgrath (with a particular focus on 19th, 20th and 21st centuries). it is interesting to note that while mcgrath supports the dialogical model; peters, on the other hand, argues for the hypothetical agreement model, and finally we have barbour who favors the correlational ...

the art of carpet weaving has undergone changes during the course of history. this ancient art has gradually found its place among other branches of art due to its artistic and consumer characteristics. the art of carpet weaving has heavily influenced other fields like painting for its elegant ornamentation. this paper will elaborate on the widespread relations between persian and italian art d...

khoy, one of the major cities in the west azarbaijan province is known for its nature, military, border positions, proximity to the silk road, including many different cultures and overall is one of the important settlements in the area. this essay investigates khoy city’s expansion, from early islam until late qajar (fourth - fourteenth century) according to historical documents. this article ...

17th century measurements of the solar diameter indicate values which are about 10” (0.5 per cent) larger than the present figure of approximately 1920”. The apparent enlargement is smaller (3”) for measurements made during the 19th century. Has the diameter of the Sun diminished significantly over the past three centuries or is the reason for the difference located in the methods used or the i...

abu lu’lu was an iranian pov who killed the second caliph, omar, in 23 ah in the mosque of medina. he immediately killed himself afterward. centuries later, a shrine was built for him in kashan and he took on a new personality for the people who lived there. this essay describes the life and works of this character.

Starting many centuries ago, artists in a number of cultures have created spiral patterns on flat surfaces, and even on spheres. Mathematicians have given precise definitions of spirals in the Euclidean plane and have studied them for centuries. Yet no one seems to have studied spirals in the hyperbolic plane, and until recently, no one had created hyperbolic spiral patterns. In this paper, we ...