Science and Islam Ehsan Masood

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Science and Islam by Ehsan Masood

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Summary

Between the 8th and 15th centuries, scholars and researchers working from Samarkand in modern-day Uzbekistan to Cordoba in Spain advanced our knowledge of astronomy, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, medicine and philosophy to new heights. This book takes the reader through the Islamic empires of the middle ages.

Science and Islam Summary

Science and Islam: A History by Ehsan Masood

From Musa al-Khwarizmi who developed algebra in 9th century Baghdad to al-Jazari, a 13th-century Turkish engineer whose achievements include the crank, the camshaft and the reciprocating piston, Science and Islam tells the story of one of history's most misunderstood yet rich and fertile periods in science: the extraordinary Islamic scientific revolution between 700 and 1400 CE.

Science and Islam Reviews

'Science and Islam, a fascinating and clearly written book.' -- New Scientist
'And, as this impressive book by Eshan Masood, which 'accompanies a major television series', reveals, this intersection between science and religion also permeated the history of Islam.' -- Geographical Magazine
'This is a delightful and approachable book, packed with surprises and treats and offered by a writer whose passion for the subject does not daunt his objectivity.' -- Wharf
'Refreshingly different ....Masood's [book] emphasis on context, combined with his easy prose, measured self-confident tone, and an effort to inject compelling human drama into the narrative, makes the present book - for the most part - wonderfully captivating.' -- Arif Babul, Observatory Magazine

About Ehsan Masood

Ehsan Masood is a senior editor with the science journal Nature, based in London. His other books include The Great Invention, on the story of how GDP became the world's dominant economic indicator. For a decade he taught science and innovation policy at Imperial College London and he is also a former Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also presented Islam and Science, a three-part series for BBC Radio on science in today's Islamic world.

Additional information

Sku

GOR001936100

ISBN 13

9781848310407

ISBN 10

1848310404

Title

Science and Islam: A History by Ehsan Masood

Author

Ehsan Masood

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Icon Books

Year published

20081223

Number of pages

256

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N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

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