The house of wisdom : how Arabic science saved ancient knowledge and gave us the Renaissance /
By: Al-Khalili, Jim
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BookPublisher: New York : Penguin Books, c2011.Description: xxix, 302 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780143120568; 0143120565Subject(s): Science -- Arab countries -- History | Science -- Philosophy -- History | Science, Medieval | Science -- Methodology -- History | Science, Renaissance | Science -- Arab countries -- History | Science -- Philosophy -- History | Science -- Methodology -- HistoryDDC classification: 509.17/67 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
Explores how the scientific innovations of the Arabic world in the middle ages led to the European renaissance.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 509.1767 AL HO (Browse shelf) | Checked out | 10/21/2021 | T0049665 |
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| 509 DE WO Worldviews : | 509 LO IN The invisible college : | 509.174927 AL PA Pathfinders : | 509.1767 AL HO The house of wisdom : | 509.252 IG WO Women in science : | 509.252 SW HE Headstrong : | 509.252 SW TR Trailblazers : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-269) and index.
Explores how the scientific innovations of the Arabic world in the middle ages led to the European renaissance.
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