Science Medicine and Math in the Early Islamic World
Will be published approx. on 1. April 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-0-7787-2177-2 (ISBN)
Description
The scientific contributions of the early Islamic empires to science, medicine, and mathematics is considerable. This revealing book explores: their public hospitals, libraries, and universities; their achievements in mathematics and astronomy, and the pursuit of alchemy; Arabic numbers; optics; music and musical instruments; poetry; and education.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
Canada
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
148 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7787-2177-2 (9780778721772)
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