Science in the medieval world
Subtitle: book of the Categories of nations
By: by Ṣāʻid al-Andalusī ; translated and edited by Semaʻan I. Salem and Alok Kumar.
Contributors: Salem, Semaʻan I., 1927-; Kumar, Alok, 1954-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: History of science series ;; no. 5; History of science series (Austin, Tex.) ;; no. 5.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Science, Medieval.; Science -- Islamic countries -- History.
Description: "During the Middle Ages, a thriving center for learning and research was Muslim Spain, where students gathered to consult Arabic manuscripts of earlier scientific works and study with famous teachers. One of these teachers was Sa'id al-Andalusi, who in 1068 wrote Kitab Tabaqat al-'Umam, or 'Book of the Categories of Nations,' which recorded the contributions to science of all known nations. Today, it is one of few surviving medieval Spanish Muslim texts, and this is its first English translation."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [105]-107) and index.
Translation of: Ṭabaqāt al-umam.