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Pathfinders : the golden age of Arabic science / Jim al-Khalili.

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ISBN	9781846141614 (hbk.)
ISBN	1846141613 (hbk.)
Name	Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962-
Title	Pathfinders : the golden age of Arabic science / Jim al-Khalili.
Published	London : Allen Lane, 2010.
Description	xxix, 302 p, [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-269) and index.
Contents	A dream of Aristotle -- The rise of Islam -- Translation -- The lonely alchemist -- The house of wisdom -- Big science -- Numbers -- Algebra -- The philosopher -- The medic -- The physicist -- The prince and the pauper -- Andalusia -- The Marāgha revolution -- Decline and renaissance -- Science and Islam today.
Subjects	Discoveries in science -- Arab countries -- History
Subjects	Civilization, Western -- Arab influences
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Civilization, Western -- Arab influences . Discoveries in science -- Arab countries -- History . Authors: Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962- .