Islamic science and the making of the European Renaissance /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saliba, George
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: MIT Press, 2007
Series:Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.