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003			OCoLC
005			20180506094101.0
008			090331r20082007dcuab b 001 0 eng
010			_a2009292499
020			_a1426202806 (pbk.)
020			_a9781426202803 (pbk.)
050	0	0	_aDS36.85 _b.M75 2008
100	1		_aMorgan, Michael Hamilton.
245	1	0	_aLost history : _bthe enduring legacy of Muslim scientists, thinkers, and artists / _cMichael Hamilton Morgan.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bNational Geographic, _c2008.
300			_a301 p. : _bill., maps ; _c23 cm.
500			_aOriginally published in 2007.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 293-295) and index.
520			_aAuthor Morgan reveals how early Muslim advancements in science and culture lay the cornerstones of the European Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and modern Western society. As he chronicles the Golden Ages of Islam, beginning in 570 a.d. with the birth of Muhammad, and resonating today, he introduces scholars like Ibn Al-Haytham, Ibn Sina, Al-Tusi, Al-Khwarizmi, and Omar Khayyam--empirical thinkers who revolutionized the mathematics, astronomy, and medicine of their time and paved the way for Newton, Copernicus, and many others. And he reminds us that inspired leaders from Muhammad to Suleiman the Magnificent championed religious tolerance, encouraged intellectual inquiry, and sponsored brilliant artistic, architectural, and literary works. For anyone seeking to understand the major role played by the early Muslim world in influencing modern society, this book provides new insight not only into Islam's historic achievements but also the ancient resentments that fuel today's bitter conflicts.--From publisher description.
650		0	_aCivilization, Islamic.
650		0	_aCivilization, Western _xIslamic influences.
650		0	_aMuslim scientists.
650		0	_aMuslim artists.
650		0	_aRenaissance.
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