Islamic Science and the Making of the European Renaissance

(Part of the Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series)

by George Saliba

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The rise and fall of the Islamic scientific tradition, and the relationship of Islamic science to European science during the Renaissance.

The Islamic scientific tradition has been described many times in accounts of Islamic civilization and general histories of science, with most authors tracing its beginnings to the appropriation of ideas from other ancient civilizations--the Greeks in particular. In this thought-provoking and original...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0262516152

ISBN13:9780262516150

Release Date:January 2011

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.2" x 8.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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History Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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