| Description |
xxix, 302 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Science Philosophy History. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A dream of Aristotle -- The rise of Islam -- Translation -- The lonely alchemist -- The house of wisdom -- Big science -- Numbers -- Algebra -- The philosopher -- The medic -- The physicist -- The prince and the pauper -- Andalusia -- The Marāgha Revolution -- Decline and Renaissance -- Science and Islam today -- Timeline : then Islamic world from antiquity to the beginning of the modern period. |
| Summary |
Challenges popular misconceptions to reveal the unrecognized scientific accomplishments of medieval Islam, profiling innovations that played significant roles in bridging the ancient and modern worlds while promoting the European Renaissance. |
| Subject |
Science -- Arab countries -- History.
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Arab countries -- Intellectual life.
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| Added Title |
Bridging Cultures Muslim Journeys (NEH).
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| ISBN |
9781594202797 : $29.95 |
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1594202796 : $29.95 |
| OCLC # |
mjc2010053136 |
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