This volume presents a survey of what Arabic philosophers, as commentators of Aristotle's Physics, have contributed to philosophy and science in the Middle Ages. It investigates to what extent they influenced one another and to what extent they were influenced by previous Greek …
Encyclopedia of the history of Arabic science
"The Arab contribution is fundamental to the history of science, mathematics and technology, but until now no single publication has offered an up-to-date synthesis of knowledge in this area. In three fully-illustrated volumes the Encyclopedia of the History of Arab Science docu…
4e de couv.: Astronomie, médecine, mathématiques, géographie… autant de domaines dans lesquels la civilisation arabo-musulmane apporta des contributions originales. Non seulement elle assimila les savoirs grec, indien, babylonien, égyptien qu’elle sût transmettre au temps des gr…