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Science & Islam : a history / Ehsan Masood.

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ISBN	9781848310407 (hbk.)
ISBN	1848310404 (hbk.)
Name	Masood, Ehsan
Title	Science & Islam : a history / Ehsan Masood.
Published	London : Icon, 2009.
Description	xvi, 240 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Notes	TV tie-in.
	"Accompanies the major television series"-- Cover.
	Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-231) and index.
Contents	The dark age myth -- pt. 1. The Islamic quest -- The coming of the prophet -- Building Islam -- Baghdad's splendour -- The caliph of science -- The flowering of Andalusia -- Beyond the Abbasids -- pt. 2. Branches of learning -- The best gift from God -- Astronomy: the structured heaven -- Number: the living universe of Islam -- At home in the elements -- Ingenious devices -- pt. 3. Second thoughts -- An endless frontier -- One chapter closes, another begins -- Science and Islam: lessons from history.
Summary	A journey of exploration into the virtually unknown story of the extraordinary Islamic scientific revolution from around 700 to 1250 AD.
Subjects	Islam and science
	Science -- Islamic countries -- History -- To 1500
	Science, Medieval
Added Corporate Names	British Broadcasting Corporation
Added Title	Science & Islam (Television program)
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Islam and science . Science -- Islamic countries -- History -- To 1500 . Science, Medieval . See Also: Science . Civilization, Medieval . Middle Ages . Authors: British Broadcasting Corporation . Masood, Ehsan .