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Author Morgan reveals how early Muslim advancements in science and culture lay the cornerstones of the European Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and modern Western society. As he chronicles the Golden Ages of Islam, beginning in 570 a.d. with the birth of Muhammad, and resonating today, he introduces scholars like Ibn Al-Haytham, Ibn Sina, Al-Tusi, Al-Khwarizmi, and Omar Khayyam--empirical thinkers who revolutionized the mathematics, astronomy, and medicine of their time and paved the way for Newton, Copernicus, and many others. And he reminds us that inspired leaders from Muhammad to Suleiman…
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2 editions- Paperback · English · 2008National Geographic · 320 pages · 9781426202803
- Hardcover · English · 2007National Geographic · 320 pages · 9781426200922
Islamic civilizationMuslim scientistsWestern CivilizationRenaissanceIslamic influencesMuslim artistsMiddle east, historyCivilization, western