2142

1962-

Jim al-Khalili

Allen Lane

2010

xxix, 302 p, [16] p. of plates ill. (some col.), maps 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-269) and index. , 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 Maragha revolution -- Decline and renaissance -- Science and Islam today

Q

180.55

.D57A46

2010