Pathfinders : the golden age of Arabic science / Jim al-Khalili.
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TextPublisher: London : Allen Lane, 2010Description: xxix, 302 p, [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9781846141614 (hbk.); 1846141613 (hbk.)Other title: Golden age of Arabic scienceSubject(s): Discoveries in science -- Arab countries -- History | Civilization, Western -- Arab influencesDDC classification: 509.174927 LOC classification: Q180.55.D57 | A463 2010| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-269) and index.
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 Marāgha revolution -- Decline and renaissance -- Science and Islam today.
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