Light from the east : how the science of medieval Islam helped to shape the Western world
Freely, John2011
Book
'Light from the East' tells the story of how Islamic science, which began with the translation of Greek manuscripts into Arabic in eighth-century Baghdad, preserved and enhanced the knowledge acquired from Greece, Mesopotamia, India and China.Subject: This is the story of how the science of medieval Islam, which began with the translation of Greek manuscripts into Arabic in eigth century Baghdad, preserved and enhanced their knowledge acquired from Greece, Mesopotamia, India and China.
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Imprint:
London : I.B. Tauris, 2011.
Collation:
xii, 238 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
18488545289781848854529 (hbk)
Dewey class:
A297.265HI.7FRE297.2'65
Local class:
HI.7/FRE
Language:
English
BRN:
348560