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1001 inventions & awesome facts from Muslim civilization

Traces centuries of invention and technological innovation in the Muslim world, revealing how Muslim intellectuals built elephant water clocks, drew detailed world maps, and built colossal architectural structures.

Corporate Authors: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Washington, D.C. National Geographic, c2012.
Series: National Geographic kids.
Subjects:
Islam and science > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
Inventions > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
Muslim scientists > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
Technology and civilization > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
Islamic civilization > Juvenile nonfiction.
Technological innovations > Juvenile nonfiction.
Summary: Traces centuries of invention and technological innovation in the Muslim world, revealing how Muslim intellectuals built elephant water clocks, drew detailed world maps, and built colossal architectural structures.
Item Description: "1001 inventions, official children's companion to the exhibition"--Cover.
Physical Description: 96 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 31 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 92) and index.
ISBN: 9781426312625 (lib. bdg.)
1426312628 (lib. bdg.)
9781426312588
142631258X
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