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Author Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962-

Title The House of wisdom : how Arabic science saved ancient knowledge and gave us the Renaissance / Jim al-Khalili.

Publication Info. London : Penguin books, 2012.

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 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  509.1767 AL-KHALILI    Check Shelf
Description xxix, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references: (253-269) and index.
Contents 1.A Dream of Aristotle -- 2.The Rise of Islam -- 3.Translation -- 4.The Lonely Alchemist -- 5.The House of Wisdom -- 6.Big Science -- 7.Numbers -- 8.Algebra -- 9.The Philosopher -- 10.The Medic -- 11.The Physicist -- 12.The Prince and the Pauper -- 13.Andalusia -- 14.The Maragha Revolution -- 15.Decline and Renaissance -- 16.Science and Islam Today.
Subject Discoveries in science -- Arab countries -- History.
Civilization, Western -- Arab influences.
Civilization, Western -- Islamic influences.
Civilization, Western -- Arab influences. (OCoLC)fst00863140
Civilization, Western -- Islamic influences. (OCoLC)fst00863155
Discoveries in science. (OCoLC)fst00894959
Arab countries. (OCoLC)fst01240128
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 0143120565
9780143120568
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