Science and Technology in the Islamic World
Proceedings of the XXth International Congress of History of Science (Liège, 20-26 July 1997) Vol. XXI
Abstract
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of current researches on science in the Muslim-Arab world. The papers deal with the religious and institutional context, mathematics, optics, astronomy, mechanics, natural philosophy, and pharmacology.
The present volume also includes a general author index of the 21 volumes that make up the proceedings of the xxth International Congress of History of Science.