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Science in Medieval Islam: An Illustrated Introduction - Couverture souple

Turner, Howard R.

 
9780292781498: Science in Medieval Islam: An Illustrated Introduction
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0292781490 ISBN 13 : 9780292781498
Editeur : University of Texas Press, 1997

Synopsis

During the Golden Age of Islam (seventh through seventeenth centuries A.D.), Muslim philosophers and poets, artists and scientists, princes and laborers created a unique culture that has influenced societies on every continent. This book offers a fully illustrated, highly accessible introduction to an important aspect of that culture-the scientific achievements of medieval Islam.

Howard Turner opens with a historical overview of the spread of Islamic civilization from the Arabian peninsula eastward to India and westward across northern Africa into Spain. He describes how a passion for knowledge led the Muslims during their centuries of empire-building to assimilate and expand the scientific knowledge of older cultures, including those of Greece, India, and China. He explores medieval Islamic accomplishments in cosmology, mathematics, astronomy, astrology, geography, medicine, natural sciences, alchemy, and optics. He also indicates the ways in which Muslim scientific achievement influenced the advance of science in the Western world from the Renaissance to the modern era. This survey of historic Muslim scientific achievements offers students and general readers a window into one of the world's great cultures, one which is experiencing a remarkable resurgence as a religious, political, and social force in our own time.

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À propos de l'auteur

Howard R. Turner is a documentary and educational film and television writer who served as Curator for Science for the major traveling exhibition "The Heritage of Islam, 1982–1983."

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Éditeur
University of Texas Press
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0292781490
ISBN 13 
9780292781498
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
Mare Nostrum Group B.V.
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