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020 a| 9780143120568 (pbk.);

020 a| 0143120565 (pbk.);

020 a| 9781594202797;

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100 1 a| Al-Khalili, Jim,d| 1962-=| ^A814214;

245 14 a| The house of wisdom :b| how Arabic science saved ancient knowledge and gave us the Renaissance /c| Jim Al-Khalili.;

246 30 a| How Arabic science saved ancient knowledge and gave us the Renaissance;

260 a| New York :b| Penguin Books,c| 2012.;

300 a| xxix, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations (some color), maps ;c| 22 cm;

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337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

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500 a| "First published in Great Britain as Pathfinders: the golden age of Arabic science by Allen Lane ... 2010"--T.p. verso.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| A dream of Aristotle -- The rise of Islam -- Translation -- The lonely alchemist -- The house of wisdom -- Big science -- Numbers -- Algebra -- The philosopher -- The medic -- The physicist -- The prince and the pauper -- Andalusia -- The Marāgha Revolution -- Decline and Renaissance -- Science and Islam today -- Timeline : then Islamic world from antiquity to the beginning of the modern period.;

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650 0 a| Science, Medieval.=| ^A64384;

650 0 a| Sciencex| Methodologyx| History.=| ^A46927;

650 0 a| Science, Renaissance.=| ^A100772;

651 0 a| Arab countriesx| Intellectual life.=| ^A90113;

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The house of wisdom : how Arabic science saved ancient knowledge and gave us the Renaissance / Jim Al-Khalili.

Author/creator	Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962-
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Penguin Books, 2012.
Description	xxix, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm
Subjects	Science--Arab countries. --History. Science--Philosophy. --History. Science, Medieval. Science--Methodology. --History. Science, Renaissance. Arab countries--Intellectual life.

Portion of title	How Arabic science saved ancient knowledge and gave us the Renaissance
Contents	A dream of Aristotle -- The rise of Islam -- Translation -- The lonely alchemist -- The house of wisdom -- Big science -- Numbers -- Algebra -- The philosopher -- The medic -- The physicist -- The prince and the pauper -- Andalusia -- The Marāgha Revolution -- Decline and Renaissance -- Science and Islam today -- Timeline : then Islamic world from antiquity to the beginning of the modern period.
General note	"First published in Great Britain as Pathfinders: the golden age of Arabic science by Allen Lane ... 2010"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9780143120568 (pbk.)
ISBN	0143120565 (pbk.)
ISBN	9781594202797
ISBN	1594202796

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