Islamic science and the making of the European Renaissance / [manuscript] /
by George Saliba.
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2007.
- xi, 315 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Transformations .
- Transformations (M.I.T. Press) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-305) and index.
The Islamic scientific tradition : question of beginnings I -- The Islamic scientific tradition : question of beginnings II -- Encounter with the Greek scientific tradition -- Islamic astronomy defines itself : the critical innovations -- Science between philosophy and religion : the case of astronomy -- Islamic science and Renaissance Europe : the Copernican connection -- Age of decline : the fecundity of astronomical thought.