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9780143120568

The House of Wisdom How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance

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    9780143120568

  • ISBN10:

    0143120565

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-03-27
  • Publisher: Penguin Books
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Summary

Al-Khalili presents a myth-shattering view of the medieval Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations, which preceded--and enabled--the European Renaissance.

Author Biography

Jim al-Khalili is a leading theoretical nuclear physicist, a trustee of the British Science Association, and a senior advisor to the British Council on science and technology. He has written a number of popular science books, which have been translated into thirteen languages so far.

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