The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

Author: P. Hill

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1975-01-14

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 9789401025751

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To judge by the dictum of al-Ja~i?: (d. A.D. 869), 'Wisdom has descended upon these three: the brain of the Byzantine, the hands of the Chinese, and the tongue of the Arab', in the great age of the


The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

Author: Ismāʻīl ibn al-Razzāz Jazarī

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1973-12-31

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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To judge by the dictum of al-Ja~i?: (d. A.D. 869), 'Wisdom has descended upon these three: the brain of the Byzantine, the hands of the Chinese, and the tongue of the Arab', in the great age of the


The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

Author: P. Hill

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 9401025738

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To judge by the dictum of al-Ja~i?: (d. A.D. 869), 'Wisdom has descended upon these three: the brain of the Byzantine, the hands of the Chinese, and the tongue of the Arab', in the great age of the


1001 Inventions

1001 Inventions

Author: Salim T. S. Al-Hassani

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1426209347

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Modern society owes a tremendous amount to the Muslim world for the many groundbreaking scientific and technological advances that were pioneered during the Golden Age of Muslim civilization between the 7th and 17th centuries. Every time you drink coffee, eat a three-course meal, get a whiff of your favorite perfume, take shelter in an earthquake-resistant structure, get a broken bone set or solve an algebra problem, it is in part due to the discoveries of Muslim civilization.


The Book of Contemplation

The Book of Contemplation

Author: Usama ibn Munqidh

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2008-07-03

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 0141919175

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The volume comprises lightly annotated translation of a key medieval Arabic text that bears directly on the Crusades and Crusader society and the Muslim experience of them.


Medieval Robots

Medieval Robots

Author: E. R. Truitt

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2015-06-11

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0812246977

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Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, or silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct while others performed surveillance or discipline. Medieval Robots explores the forgotten history of real and imagined machines that captivated Europe from the ninth through the fourteenth centuries.


Myth and Mystique

Myth and Mystique

Author: Stephen N. Fliegel

Publisher: Cleveland Masterwork

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781907804946

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Focuses on one of the most remarkable examples of gothic art to have survived, a unique functioning table decoration.