1001 Inventions: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization
1001 Inventions: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization
Editor: Al-Hassani, Salim T. S.
Publication Year: 2012
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: 978-1-4262-0934-5
Category: Science - Scientists
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
1001 Inventions: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization takes readers on a journey through years of forgotten Islamic history to discover one thousand fascinating scientific and technological inventions still being used throughout the world today. Take a look at all of the discoveries that led to the great technological advances of our time; engineering, early medicinal practices, and the origins of cartography are just a few of the areas explored in this book.
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Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- CHAPTER ONE: THE STORY BEGINS
- THE GOLDEN AGE
- TIME LINE OF DEVELOPMENT IN MUSLIM CIVILIZATION
- CHAPTER TWO: HOME
- ON THE COFFEE TRAIL
- FINE DINING
- THREE-COURSE MENU
- CLOCKS
- CHESS
- MUSIC
- CLEANLINESS
- TRICK DEVICES
- VISION AND CAMERAS
- FASHION AND STYLE
- CARPETS
- CHAPTER THREE: SCHOOL
- SCHOOLS
- UNIVERSITIES
- HOUSE OF WISDOM
- LIBRARIES AND BOOKSHOPS
- TRANSLATING KNOWLEDGE
- MATHEMATICS
- TRIGONOMETRY
- CHEMISTRY
- COMMERCIAL CHEMISTRY
- GEOMETRY
- ART AND THE ARABESQUE
- THE SCRIBE
- WORD POWER
- CHAPTER FOUR MARKET
- AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION
- FARMING MANUALS
- WATER MANAGEMENT
- WATER SUPPLY
- DAMS
- WINDMILLS
- TRADE
- TEXTILES
- PAPER
- POTTERY
- GLASS INDUSTRY
- JEWELS
- CURRENCY
- CHAPTER FIVE: HOSPITAL
- HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT
- INSTRUMENTS OF PERFECTION
- SURGERY
- BLOOD CIRCULATION
- IBN SINA'S BONE FRACTURES
- NOTEBOOK OF THE OCULIST
- INOCULATION
- HERBAL MEDICINE
- PHARMACY
- MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE
- CHAPTER SIX: TOWN
- TOWN PLANNING
- ARCHITECTURE
- ARCHES
- VAULTS
- THE DOME
- THE SPIRE
- INFLUENTIAL IDEAS
- CASTLES AND KEEPS
- PUBLIC BATHS
- THE TENT
- FROM KIOSK TO CONSERVATORY
- GARDENS
- FOUNTAINS
- CHAPTER SEVEN: WORLD
- PLANET EARTH
- EARTH SCIENCE
- NATURAL PHENOMENA
- GEOGRAPHY
- MAPS
- TRAVELERS AND EXPLORERS
- NAVIGATION
- NAVAL EXPLORATION
- GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
- WAR AND WEAPONRY
- SOCIAL SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS
- CHAPTER EIGHT: UNIVERSE
- ASTRONOMY
- OBSERVATORIES
- ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS
- ASTROLABE
- ARMILLARY SPHERE
- SIGNS FOR WISE PEOPLE
- THE MOON
- LUNAR FORMATIONS
- CONSTELLATIONS
- FLIGHT
- WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE
- PERSONALITIES FROM THE PAST
- EUROPE'S LEADING MINDS
- A THOUSAND YEARS OF SCHOLARSHIP
- AUTHORS AND TREATISES
- FURTHER READING
- GLOSSARY
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS