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The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization
Lyons, Jonathan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Press, New York, USAYear Published: 2009 Resource Type: Book Cx Number: CX9479 Arab scholars were exploring and extending the great works of the Persian, Hindu, and Greek civilizations. There were striking advances in the sciences and mathematics, but more fundamentally, the Arabs taught the importance of experimentation and rational thought. Eventually, through the efforts of men like Adelard, the accomplishments of the Arabs got through to the West, and shaped it. Subject Headings |