Islamic Science and Engineering (Islamic Surveys) - Hardcover
Muslim scientists and engineers contributed enormously to the technology of medieval Europe, both by preserving earlier traditions and by adding their own inventions and innovations. This introduction to the physical sciences and engineering of the Islamic world is the first to trace the full extent of that achievement in the period 750-1500. Using drawings and photographs, as well as iconographic and archaeological evidence to enhance material from Arabic sources, it gives careful explanations of the underlying principles of scientific formulae, machines and constructions, examining the historical background of Islamic technology and its subsequent effect upon European science and engineering. Covering mathematics, astronomy, physics and chemistry, as well as bridge and dam construction, irrigation systems, surveying and mining techniques, this is an ideal introduction to a subject which has received little attention in the past.
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About the Author:
Donald R. Hill was an engineer and historian of science and technology. Alongside more general works on the history of technology, he wrote works on the history of medieval Arabic science and technology, and translated The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices (Kitab fi ma'rifat
al-hiyal al-handasiyya) of the Arab engineer Al-Jazari.
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al-hiyal al-handasiyya) of the Arab engineer Al-Jazari.
A concise and masterly survey. A concise and masterly survey.
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- PublisherEdinburgh Univ Pr
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 074860457X
- ISBN 13 9780748604579
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages250
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