Science in Medieval Islam
An Illustrated Introduction
Howard R. Turner
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Science in Medieval Islam
An Illustrated Introduction
Howard R. Turner
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During the Golden Age of Islam (seventh through seventeenth centuries A.D.), Muslim philosophers and poets, artists and scientists, princes and laborers created a unique culture that has influenced societies on every continent. This book offers a fully illustrated, highly accessible introduction to an important aspect of that culture—the scientific achievements of medieval Islam. Howard Turner opens with a historical overview of the spread of Islamic civilization from the Arabian peninsula eastward to India and westward across northern Africa into Spain. He describes how a passion for knowledge led the Muslims during their centuries of empire-building to assimilate and expand the scientific knowledge of older cultures, including those of Greece, India, and China. He explores medieval Islamic accomplishments in cosmology, mathematics, astronomy, astrology, geography, medicine, natural sciences, alchemy, and optics. He also indicates the ways in which Muslim scientific achievement influenced the advance of science in the Western world from the Renaissance to the modern era. This survey of historic Muslim scientific achievements offers students and general readers a window into one of the world's great cultures, one which is experiencing a remarkable resurgence as a religious, political, and social force in our own time.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Epigraph
- Foreword and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Islam as Empire
- 2. Forces and Bonds: Faith, Language, and Thought
- 3. Roots
- 4. Cosmology: The Universes of Islam
- 5. Mathematics: Native Tongue of Science
- 6. Astronomy
- 7. Astrology: Scientific Non-science
- 8. Geography
- 9. Medicine
- 10. Natural Sciences
- 11. Alchemy
- 12. Optics
- 13. The Later Years
- 14. Transmission
- 15. The New West
- 16. Epilogue
- Islam and the World: A Summary Timeline
- Glossary
- Works Consulted
- Illustration Sources
- Index