Science and Islam: A History

Zusatztext ‘Refreshingly different ....Masood’s [book] emphasis on context, combined with his easy prose, measured self-confident tone, and an effort to inject compelling human drama into the narrative, makes the present book – for the most part – wonderfully captivating.’ Informationen zum Autor Ehsan Masood is Acting Chief Commissioning Editor of 'Nature' and teaches international science policy at Imperial College London. He also writes for 'Prospect' and OpenDemocracy.net and is a regular panelist on BBC Radio 4's 'Home Planet'. Klappentext The story of one of history's most misunderstood yet rich and fertile periods in science: the extraordinary Islamic scientific revolution between 700 and 1400 AD. This eye-opening, enjoyable book, which complements and builds on the BBC television series, should be essential reading for anyone keen to explore science's hidden history and its contribution to the making of the modern world. Zusammenfassung Between the 8th and 15th centuries, scholars and researchers working from Samarkand in modern-day Uzbekistan to Cordoba in Spain advanced our knowledge of astronomy, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, medicine and philosophy to new heights. This book takes the reader through the Islamic empires of the middle ages.

Product details

• Authors: Ehsan Masood
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 22.10.2009
• EAN: 9781848310810
• ISBN: 978-1-84831-081-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Icon Science; Icon Science
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Islamic countries, Religion & science, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, ANF:Science, Science: General & Reference