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9780292781498

Science in Medieval Islam

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  • ISBN13:

    9780292781498

  • ISBN10:

    0292781490

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-11-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr

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Summary

"This book could well become the best means to introduce people to Islam's contributions to science, medicine, and philosophy.... The wonderful illustrations make it even more understandable." --Emory C. Bogle, Associate Professor of History, University of Richmond During the Golden Age of Islam (seventh through seventeenth centuries A.D.), Muslim philosophers and poets, artists and scientists, princes and laborers created a unique culture that has influenced societies on every continent. This book offers a fully illustrated, highly accessible introduction to an important aspect of that culture--the scientific achievements of medieval Islam. Howard Turner opens with a historical overview of the spread of Islamic civilization from the Arabian peninsula eastward to India and westward across northern Africa into Spain. He describes how a passion for knowledge led the Muslims during their centuries of empire-building to assimilate and expand the scientific knowledge of older cultures, including those of Greece, India, and China. He explores medieval Islamic accomplishments in cosmology, mathematics, astronomy, astrology, geography, medicine, natural sciences, alchemy, and optics. He also indicates the ways in which Muslim scientific achievement influenced the advance of science in the Western world from the Renaissance to the modern era. This survey of historic Muslim scientific achievements offers students and general readers a window into one of the world's great cultures, one which is experiencing a remarkable resurgence as a religious, political, and social force in our own time.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Foreword and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Islam as Empire
Forces and Bonds: Faith, Language, and Thought
Roots
Cosmology: The Universes of Islam
Mathematics: Native Tongue of Science
Astronomy
Astrology: Scientific Non-science
Geography
Medicine
Natural Sciences
Alchemy
Optics
The Later Years
Transmission
The New West
EpilogueIslam and the World: A Summary Timeline
Glossary
Works Consulted
Illustration Sources
Index
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