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Book Number | 000260285 |
ISBN | 9781846141614 (hbk.) |
1846141613 (hbk.) | |
Main Entry | Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962- |
Title | Pathfinders :. the golden age of Arabic science / Jim al-Khalili. |
Var. form of title | Golden age of Arabic science |
Imprint | London : 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 Maråagha revolution -- Decline and renaissance -- Science and Islam today. |
Subject - Lib.Cong. | Discoveries in science -- Arab countries -- History. |
Civilization, Western -- Arab influences. | |
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