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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Description
"An illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through the life of a crusading astronomer-monk. Soaring Gothic cathedrals, violent crusades, the Black Death: these are the dramatic forces that shaped the medieval era. But the so-called Dark Ages also gave us the first universities, eyeglasses, and mechanical clocks, proving that the Middle Ages were home to a vibrant scientific culture. In 'The Light Ages',...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A history of science in the Dark Ages documents the achievements of lesser-known European scholars, including the monk Saint Bede, who effectively paved the way for the discoveries of such luminaries as Galileo and Newton.
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A "well-organized and interesting" overview of science in the Muslim world in the seventh through seventeenth centuries, with over 100 illustrations (The Middle East Journal).
During the Golden Age of Islam, in the seventh through seventeenth centuries A. D., Muslim philosophers and poets, artists and scientists, princes and laborers created a unique culture that has influenced societies on every continent. This book offers a fully illustrated,...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a commentary on the history of science that examines historic clashes and collaborations between science and the competing realms of religion, technology, poetry, mathematics, and philosophy.
Author
Series
Hinges of history volume 5
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
343 pages : color illustrations, maps (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Series
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences volume 314
Pub. Date
1978
Physical Desc
xiii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English