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Islamic science and the making of the European Renaissance / George Saliba.

By: Series: TransformationsPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2011.Edition: 1st MIT Press pbk. edDescription: xi, 341 p. : ill. ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780262516150 (pbk.) :
  • 0262516152 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Q127.I742 S35 2011
Contents:
The Islamic scientific tradition : question of beginnings I -- The Islamic scientific tradition : question of beginnings II -- Encounter with the Greek scientific tradition -- Islamic astronomy defines itself : the critical innovations -- Science between philosophy and religion : the case of astronomy -- Islamic science and Renaissance Europe : the Copernican connection -- Age of decline : the fecundity of astronomical thought.
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection Q 127 .I742 S35 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5094836

The Islamic scientific tradition : question of beginnings I -- The Islamic scientific tradition : question of beginnings II -- Encounter with the Greek scientific tradition -- Islamic astronomy defines itself : the critical innovations -- Science between philosophy and religion : the case of astronomy -- Islamic science and Renaissance Europe : the Copernican connection -- Age of decline : the fecundity of astronomical thought.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-305) and index.

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