Light from the east : how the science of medieval Islam helped to shape the western world
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BP190.5.S3 F734 2011
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xii, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-229) and index.
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The story of how the science of medieval Islam preserved and enhanced the knowledge acquired from Greece, Mesopotamia, India, and China during Europe's Dark Ages, and how that knowledge later influenced Western thinkers and contributed to the Renaissance.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Freely, J. (2011). Light from the east: how the science of medieval Islam helped to shape the western world . I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Freely, John. 2011. Light From the East: How the Science of Medieval Islam Helped to Shape the Western World. London ; New York : New York: I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Freely, John. Light From the East: How the Science of Medieval Islam Helped to Shape the Western World London ; New York : New York: I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Freely, J. (2011). Light from the east: how the science of medieval islam helped to shape the western world. London ; New York : New York: I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Freely, John. Light From the East: How the Science of Medieval Islam Helped to Shape the Western World I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

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