The house of wisdom how Arabic science saved ancient knowledge and gave us the Renaissance
"A myth-shattering view of the medieval Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations, which preceded-and enabled-the European Renaissance. The Arabic legacy of science and philosophy has long been hidden from the West. British-Iraqi physicist Jim Al-Khalili unveils that legacy to fascinat...
| Main Author: | Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Press,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
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