Science in Medieval Islam An Illustrated Introduction

Name: Science in Medieval Islam An Illustrated Introduction
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ISBN: 9780292781498

ISBN-10: 0292781490

ISBN-13: 9780292781498

Edition: 1997

Authors: Howard R. Turner

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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 culturethe 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…

Book details

List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 11/1/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Illustrations


Foreword and Acknowledgments


Introduction



Islam as Empire



Forces and Bonds: Faith, Language, and Thought



Roots



Cosmology: The Universes of Islam



Mathematics: Native Tongue of Science



Astronomy



Astrology: Scientific Non-science



Geography



Medicine



Natural Sciences



Alchemy



Optics



The Later Years



Transmission



The New West



EpilogueIslam and the World: A Summary Timeline


Glossary


Works Consulted


Illustration Sources


Index