Science Medicine and Math in the Early Islamic World (Paperback)


The scientific contributions of the early Islamic empires to science, medicine, and mathematics is considerable. This revealing book explores: their public hospitals, libraries, and universities; their achievements in mathematics and astronomy, and the pursuit of alchemy; Arabic numbers; optics; music and musical instruments; poetry; and education.

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The scientific contributions of the early Islamic empires to science, medicine, and mathematics is considerable. This revealing book explores: their public hospitals, libraries, and universities; their achievements in mathematics and astronomy, and the pursuit of alchemy; Arabic numbers; optics; music and musical instruments; poetry; and education.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada

Country of origin

Canada

Series

Life in the Early Islamic World

Release date

May 2011

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

May 2011

Authors

Dimensions

210 x 140 x 3mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

48

ISBN-13

978-0-7787-2177-2

Barcode

9780778721772

Categories

LSN

0-7787-2177-9



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