Arab science and invention in the golden age
By: Anne Blanchard, Emmanuel Cerisier ; translated by R.M. Brent.
Contributors: Cerisier, Emmanuel.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781592700806
Subjects: Muḥammad, -- Prophet, -- d. 632; Science -- Arab countries -- History; Civilization, Islamic -- History.; Islamic Empire -- History
Work titles: Grand livre des sciences et inventions Arabes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The Muslim Empire; title: An extraordinary story; title: Muhammad, Prophet of Islam; title: Islam and the Muslims; title: A century of conquest; title: An immense empire; title: In the city or in the country?; title: Everyday life in the city; title: The paths of knowledge; title: Adventures in learning; title: 9th century Baghdad; title: Al-khwarizmi introduces the number zero; title: 10th century Cairo; title: Alhazen : master of light; title: 11th century Esfahan; title: Avicenna completes his book of medicine; title: 12th century Palermo; title: Al-Idrisi maps the known world; title: 14th century Damascus; title: Ibn al-Shatir measures time.