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Book Number   000260285
ISBN   Link9781846141614 (hbk.)
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Main Entry   LinkAl-Khalili, Jim, 1962-
Title   LinkPathfinders :. the golden age of Arabic science / Jim al-Khalili.
Var. form of title   LinkGolden age of Arabic science
Imprint   LinkLondon : Allen Lane, 2010.
Descr.   xxix, 302 p, [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliogr.   Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-269) 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 MarÃ¥agha revolution -- Decline and renaissance -- Science and Islam today.
Subject - Lib.Cong.   LinkDiscoveries in science -- Arab countries -- History.
  LinkCivilization, Western -- Arab influences.
 
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