Pathfinders : the golden age of Arabic science
Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962-2012
Book
For over 700 years the international language of science was Arabic. In this compelling book, Jim Al-Khalili celebrates the forgotten pioneers who helped shape our understanding of the world.
Main title:
Pathfinders : the golden age of Arabic science / Jim Al-Khalili.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2012.
Collation:
xxix, 302 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (chiefly col.), ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141038360 (pbk)
Dewey class:
509.174927
Local class:
509.174927
Language:
English
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BRN:
732318