The house of wisdom : how Arabic science saved ancient knowledge and gave us the Renaissance / Jim A...
The house of wisdom : how Arabic science saved ancient knowledge and gave us the Renaissance / Jim A...
The house of wisdom : how Arabic science saved ancient knowledge and gave us the Renaissance / Jim Al-Khalili.
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Publisher
New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
Date
2011.
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N509.1767/2
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxix, 302 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
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...
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Publisher
New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
Edition
1st American ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2011.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- HISTORY
- HISTORY
- Science
- Science
- Religion and science
- Islam
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Summary
"A myth-shattering view of the medieval Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations, which preceded-and enabled-the European Renaissance. The Arabic legacy of science and philosophy has long been hidden from the West. British-Iraqi physicist Jim Al-Khalili unveils that legacy to fascinating effect by returning to its roots in the hubs of Arab inn...
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The house of wisdom : how Arabic science saved ancient knowledge and gave us the Renaissance / Jim Al-Khalili.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N509.1767/2
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ISBN
1594202796 (hardback)
9781594202797 (hardback)
DDC
509.1767
MMS ID
991006507889702626
