عنوان

Science and Islam :

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1848310404

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1848310811

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9781848310407

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9781848310810

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bc745

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Science and Islam :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a history /

First Statement of Responsibility

Ehsan Masood.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Icon Books,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2009.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xvi, 240 pages, [8] pages of color plates :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, map ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Text of Note

TV tie-in.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231) and index.

Text of Note

The Dark Age myth -- The coming of the Prophet -- Building Islam -- Baghdad's splendour -- The caliph of science -- The flowering of Andalusia -- Beyond the Abbasids -- The best gift from God -- Astronomy : the structured heaven -- Number : the living universe of Islam -- At home in the elements -- Ingenious devices -- An endless frontier -- One chapter closes, another begins -- Science and Islam : lessons from history.

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Text of Note

Between the 8th and 15th centuries, scholars and researchers working from Samarkand in modern-day Uzbekistan to Cordoba in Spain advanced our knowledge of astronomy, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, medicine and philosophy to new heights. It was Musa al-Khwarizmi, for instance, who developed algebra in 9th century Baghdad, drawing on work by mathematicians in India; al-Jazari, a Turkish engineer of the 13th century whose achievements include the crank, the camshaft, and the reciprocating piston; ibn Sina, whose textbook Canon of Medicine was a standard work in Europe's universities until the 1600s. These scientists were part of a sophisticated culture and civilization that was based on belief in God - a picture which helps to scotch the myth of the 'Dark Ages' in which scientific advance faltered. Science writer Ehsan Masood weaves the story of these and other scientists into a compelling narrative, taking the reader on a journey through the Islamic empires of the Middle Ages, the cultural and religious circumstances that made this revolution possible, and its contribution to science in Western Europe. He unpacks the debates between scientists, philosophers and theologians on the nature of physical reality and limits to human reason, and explores the many reasons for the eventual decline of advanced science and learning in the Arabic-speaking world. This eye-opening, enjoyable book, which complements and builds on the BBC television series, should be essential reading for anyone keen to explore science's hidden history and its contribution to the making of the modern world.

Title

Science and Islam.

Islam and science.

Science-- Islamic countries-- History-- To 1500.

Science, Medieval.

Islam and science.

Science, Medieval.

Science.

Islamic countries.

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Masood, Ehsan.

Date of Transaction

20210717094847.0

Electronic name

[Book]

270410

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