New Perspectives on the History of Islamic Science by Muzaffa... - 9781032243047

Taylor & Francis

Recent studies in the history of Islamic science based on the discovery and study of new primary texts and instruments have substantially revised the views of nineteenth-century historians of science. This volume presents some of these ground-breaking studies as well as articles which shed new light on the ongoing academic debate surrounding the qu > Recent studies in the history of Islamic science based on the discovery and study of new primary texts and instruments have substantially revised the views of nineteenth-century historians of science. This volume presents some of these ground-breaking studies as well as articles which shed new light on the ongoing academic debate surrounding the question of the decline of Islamic scientific tradition. > Contents: Introduction; Part I Theoretical Underpinnings: Reflections on some new studies on applied science in Islamic societies (8th-19th centuries), David A. King; Problems of the transmission of Greek scientific thought into Ara.