| Science in the Medieval World: Book of the Categories of Nations Contributor(s): Al-Andalusi (Author), Salem (Contribution by), Kumar, Alok (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0292704690 ISBN-13: 9780292704695 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - Social Science |
| Dewey: 509.02 |
| Series: History of Science Series |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.06" W x 8.96" (0.50 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During the Middle Ages, a thriving center for learning and research was Muslim Spain, where students gathered to consult Arabic manuscripts of earlier scientific works and study with famous teachers. One of these teachers was Sa'id al-Andalusi, who in 1068 wrote Kitab Tabaqat al-'Umam, or Book of the Categories of Nations, which recorded the contributions to science of all known nations. Today, it is one of few surviving medieval Spanish Muslim texts, and this is its first English translation. Science ('ulum), as used by Sa'id and other scholars of that period, is a broad term covering virtually all aspects of human knowledge. After initial discussions of the categories of nations that did or did not cultivate science, Sa'id details the specific contribution of nine nations or peoples--India, Persia, Chaldea, Greece, Rome, Egypt, the Arab Orient, al-Andalus, and the Hebrews. He includes the names of many individual scientists and scholars and describes their various contributions to knowledge, making his book a significant work of reference as well as history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Al-Andalusi, Sa: - Said al-Andalusi (1029-1070) was a noted scholar, astronomer, and historian.Salem, Sema: - Sema‘an I. Salem is Professor of Physics at California State University, Long Beach.Kumar, Alok: - Alok Kumar is Associate Professor of Physics at State University of New York, Oswego. |