The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization

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Cover......Page 256 Title Page......Page 2 Imprint......Page 3 Dedication......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Prologue: Al-Maghrib/Sunset......Page 7 Part I: Al-Isha/Nightfall......Page 13 1. The Warriors of God......Page 14 2. The Earth Is Like a Wheel......Page 33 Part II: Al-Fajr/Dawn......Page 57 3. The House of Wisdom......Page 58 4. Mapping the World......Page 81 Part III: Al-Zuhr/Midday......Page 103 5. The First Man of Science......Page 104 6. “What Is Said of the Sphere …”......Page 126 7. “The Wisest Philosophers of the World”......Page 143 Part IV: Al-Asr/Afternoon......Page 163 8. On the Eternity of the World......Page 164 9. The Invention of the West......Page 185 Note to Readers......Page 201 Significant Events......Page 203 Leading Figures......Page 207 Acknowledgments......Page 211 Notes......Page 213 Selected Bibliography......Page 245 A Note on the Author......Page 255