The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance
- Penguin Books
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The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance
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Customer reviews (7)
19 October 2014Well Written, Great Biographies, Questionable Thesis
I have long been interested in Arabic science and philosophy, and found this book to be well-written, engaging and balanced look at a magnificent era.
23 June 2014Detailed, thorough, and enjoyable.
It's an area of science history i find interesting and so I was happy to have come across this book.
17 May 2014Its ok
Needed it for history class, very boring book, I would not purchase it for leisure reading.
1 February 2014A bit overzealous
Scientists, like historians, are not categorically exempt from misperceptions, error, biases, and even ax-grinding.
8 September 2013Gift
This was for my husband and he enjoyed reading it, he had read about the book and wanted it.
11 November 2012Interesting description of Arab science
Many of us were taught that the origins of science were in Ancient Greece but that the Western World fell into the \"Dark Ages\" where science was lost and no progress was made.
6 May 2012Interesting Title!
According to this author, many of the most important Western innovations were the result of Arabic scholars during the middle ages.