Science and Islam: a history
Dublin Core
Title
Science and Islam: a history
Author
Masood, Ehsan
Publisher
London: Icon Books, 2009.
Place of Publication
United Kingdom: London
No. of Pages
240 p.
Language
English
Publication Date
20090000
Primary Classification
5.1
Secondary Classification
5.1;1.2
Primary Document Type
b
Table Of Contents
List of illustrations -- A note on language -- Prologue -- 1. The dark age myth -- Pt. I. The Islamic quest -- 2. The coming of the Prophet -- 3. Building Islam -- 4. Baghdad's splendour -- 5. The caliph of science -- 6. The flowering of Andalusia -- 7. Beyond the Abbasids -- Pt. II. Branches of learning -- 8. The best gift from God -- 9. Astronomy: the structured heaven -- 10. Number: the living universe of Islam -- 11. At home in the elements -- 12. Ingenious devices -- Pt. III. Second thoughts -- 13. An endless frontier -- 14. One chapter closes, another begins -- 15. Science and Islam: lessons from history -- Timeline -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Index
Call Number
BP190.5 .S3 M38 2009
ISBN
9781848310407
Collection
Citation
“Science and Islam: a history,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed July 27, 2024, http://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/34501.