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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.
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.
- Illustrations
- Foreword and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Islam as Empire
- 2. Forces and Bonds: Faith, Language, and Thought
- 3. Roots
- 4. Cosmology: The Universes of Islam
- 5. Mathematics: Native Tongue of Science
- 6. Astronomy
- 7. Astrology: Scientific Non-science
- 8. Geography
- 9. Medicine
- 10. Natural Sciences
- 11. Alchemy
- 12. Optics
- 13. The Later Years
- 14. Transmission
- 15. The New West
- 16. Epilogue
- Islam and the World: A Summary Timeline
- Glossary
- Works Consulted
- Illustration Sources
- Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Technik allg. |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780292781498 |
| ISBN-10: | 0292781490 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Turner, Howard R. |
| Hersteller: | University of Texas Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk |
| Maße: | 15 x 152 x 229 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Howard R. Turner |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.11.1997 |
| Gewicht: | 0,399 kg |
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