1001 Inventions The Enduring Legacy and Muslim civilization: Salim T. S. Al-Hassani, Chief Editor
ISBN: 978-1-4262-0934
Binding: Soft cover
NO of pages:352
Description: IMAGINE IT IS THE SEVENTH CENTURY. As most of Europe continues its descent into a long period of
intellectual dormancy, a quiet yet powerful academic revolution is erupting in another corner of the
world. Over the next centuries, the geniuses of Muslim society will thrust the boundaries of knowledge
forward to such a degree that their innovations still shape civilizations to this day. The staggering
achievements of these men and women influenced the development of modern mathematics, science,
engineering, and medicine. 1001 Inventions: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization sheds new
light on this golden era that was once lost to so many, and celebrates the heritage we all share.
Based on the scholarship of a distinguished
group of advisers, informative text surveys
the inventions of Muslim civilization.
More than 300 photographs and illustrations
bring the inventions vividly to life.
An illustrated time line traces major scientific
and technological developments in the Muslim
world from the 7th through the 18th centuries.
Lavish text and photo essays display featured
inventions that still impact the way we live today.
Description
ISBN: 978-1-4262-0934
Binding: Soft cover
NO of pages:352
Description: IMAGINE IT IS THE SEVENTH CENTURY. As most of Europe continues its descent into a long period of
intellectual dormancy, a quiet yet powerful academic revolution is erupting in another corner of the
world. Over the next centuries, the geniuses of Muslim society will thrust the boundaries of knowledge
forward to such a degree that their innovations still shape civilizations to this day. The staggering
achievements of these men and women influenced the development of modern mathematics, science,
engineering, and medicine. 1001 Inventions: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization sheds new
light on this golden era that was once lost to so many, and celebrates the heritage we all share.
Based on the scholarship of a distinguished
group of advisers, informative text surveys
the inventions of Muslim civilization.
More than 300 photographs and illustrations
bring the inventions vividly to life.
An illustrated time line traces major scientific
and technological developments in the Muslim
world from the 7th through the 18th centuries.
Lavish text and photo essays display featured
inventions that still impact the way we live today.
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