Saliba, George.

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.

0262516150 (pbk) 9780262195577 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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013633644 Uk


Science--History.--Islamic countries
Islam and science.
Science, Medieval.
Civilization, Western--Islamic influences.

Q127.I742 / S35 2007

509.17/67