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  • Al-Khwarizmi

    Father of Algebra and Trigonometry

    by Bridget Lim, Corona Brezina ...
    Series series Physicians, Scientists, and Mathematicians of the Islamic World
    One of the elite scholars in Baghdad’s prestigious House of Wisdom, al-Khwarizmi is best remembered for his famous work Al-Jabr wa al-Muqabala, the text that defined the branch of mathematics known as algebra. He was also an accomplished astronomer and geographer. This fascinating biography describes in vivid detail the Islamic world’s Golden Age, a period during the Middle Ages when learning and ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Albucasis

    The Father of Modern Surgery

    by Bridget Lim, Fred Ramen ...
    Series series Physicians, Scientists, and Mathematicians of the Islamic World
    Albucasis was born near Córdoba in al-Andalus, the center of a flourishing culture of science and philosophy. There, the two disciplines often complimented one another as traditional Islamic theology and law were embraced alongside the secular sciences. Among the many Islamic physicians and scientists who advanced medical science in their lifetimes, Albucasis would codify the art of surgery in an ... Read more

    $26.79 USD

  • Avicenna

    Leading Physician and Philosopher-Scientist of the Islamic Golden Age

    by Bridget Lim, Aisha Khan ...
    Series series Physicians, Scientists, and Mathematicians of the Islamic World
    Known as the “prince of physicians,” Avicenna made enormous contributions to the fields of medicine, natural history, metaphysics, and religion. His use of Aristotelian logic and his work on the concept of “being” opened the door for a rationalist study of religion, influencing the later Christian philosophers Aquinas, Descartes, and Kant. Avicenna’s monumental Canon of Medicine is regarded as ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Al-Kindi

    The Father of Islamic Philosophy

    by Bridget Lim, Jennifer Viegas ...
    Series series Physicians, Scientists, and Mathematicians of the Islamic World
    Al-Kindi is believed by many scholars to be the first Islamic philosopher. At a time when Europe was plunged into the Dark Ages, the Islamic world was experiencing an important time of cultural growth and scientific advancement. While many considered Muslim students of ancient Greek philosophers to be infidels, al-Kindi was able to master the scholarship while interpreting it through his Muslim ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Al-Biruni

    Greatest Polymath of the Islamic Golden Age

    by Bridget Lim, Bill Scheppler ...
    Series series Physicians, Scientists, and Mathematicians of the Islamic World
    Al-Biruni was an Islamic scholar who served on the courts of more than six caliphs. Like many of the great thinkers of the Islamic world’s Golden Age, his quest for truth motivated him to seek knowledge through research and innovation. He did this in the name of Allah. Al-Biruni set himself apart from his peers through his sheer range of expertise and drive for perfection. His considerable ... Read more

    $26.79 USD