Pathfinders
Subtitle: the golden age of Arabic science
By: Jim al-Khalili
Publisher: Allen Lane
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9781846141614
Subjects: History; Discoveries in science; Western Civilization; Arab influences
Other titles: Golden age of Arabic science
Description: For over 700 years the international language of science was Arabic. In this book Jim Al-Khalili celebrates the forgotten, inspiring pioneers who helped shape our understanding of the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-269) and index.
Table of contents: title: A dream of Aristotle; title: The rise of Islam; title: Translation; title: The lonely alchemist; title: The house of wisdom; title: Big science; title: Numbers; title: Algebra; title: The philosopher; title: The medic; title: The physicist; title: The prince and the pauper; title: Andalusia; title: The Marāgha revolution; title: Decline and renaissance; title: Science and Islam today.