The house of wisdom : how Arabic science saved ancient knowledge and gave us the Renaissance

The house of wisdom : how Arabic science saved ancient knowledge and gave us the Renaissance /

"A myth-shattering view of the medieval Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations, which preceded-and enabled-the European Renaissance. The Arabic legacy of science and philosophy has long been hidden from the West. British-Iraqi physicist Jim Al-Khalili unveils that legacy to fascinat...

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Main Author: Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2010.
Edition:First American edition.
Subjects:
Science > Arab countries > History.
Science > Philosophy > History.
Science, Medieval.
Science > Methodology > History.
Science, Renaissance.
Science.
Science > Philosophy.
Science > Methodology.
Intellectual life.
Arab countries > Intellectual life.
Arab countries.
History.

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