The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices


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To judge by the dictum of al-Ja~i?: (d. A.D. 869), 'Wisdom has descended upon these three: the brain of the Byzantine, the hands of the Chinese, and the tongue of the Arab', in the great age of the




The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices


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To judge by the dictum of al-Ja~i?: (d. A.D. 869), 'Wisdom has descended upon these three: the brain of the Byzantine, the hands of the Chinese, and the tongue of the Arab', in the great age of the




1001 Inventions


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Modern society owes a tremendous amount to the Muslim world for the many groundbreaking scientific and technological advances that were pioneered during the Golden Age of Muslim civilization between the 7th and 17th centuries. Every time you drink coffee, eat a three-course meal, get a whiff of your favorite perfume, take shelter in an earthquake-resistant structure, get a broken bone set or solve an algebra problem, it is in part due to the discoveries of Muslim civilization.




Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors ...


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''Many contributors have submitted for publication in Machinery's columns most of the mechanical movements described.''.




Medieval Robots


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Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, or silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct while others performed surveillance or discipline. Medieval Robots explores the forgotten history of real and imagined machines that captivated Europe from the ninth through the fourteenth centuries.




The Book of Contemplation


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The volume comprises lightly annotated translation of a key medieval Arabic text that bears directly on the Crusades and Crusader society and the Muslim experience of them.




Myth and Mystique


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Focuses on one of the most remarkable examples of gothic art to have survived, a unique functioning table decoration.




Islamic Science and Engineering


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Ingenious Mechanicks


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Ibn Rushd


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