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Light from the east

by John Freely

Science and civilizationScienceIslam and scienceWestern CivilizationIslamic influencesHistoryCivilization, westernMedieval History

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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Book data: Open Library