Studies in Medieval Islamic Technology - From Philo to al-Jazari - from Alexandria to Diyar Bakr (Hardcover, New Ed)

Islamic technology - general: Islamic fine technology and its influence on the development of European horology; medieval Arabic mechanical technology; from Philo to al-Jazari; Arabic fine technology and its influence on European mechanical engineering; Arabic mechanical engineering - survey of the historical sources; information on technology in the works of Muslim geographers; mining technology; hydraulic machines. Greek technology: les oeuvres de Heron et leur contexte historique; construction of a flaunting machine by Apollonius the Carpenter. Islamic technology - specific: the nilometer; the Banu Musa and their Book of ingenious devices; Qusta Ibn Luga al-Biruni's mechanical calendar; al-Jazari; notice of an important al-Jazari manuscript. technology in Andalusia: a treatise on machine by Ibn Mu adh Abu Abdallah al-Jayyani; Andalusian technology. Technology and war: Trebuchet; the camel and the horse and the early Arab conquests.

General

Imprint:	Variorum
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Variorum Collected Studies
Release date:	December 1998
First published:	1998
Editors:	David King
Authors:	Donald R. Hill
Dimensions:	231 x 154 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-86078-606-1
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Promotions
LSN:	0-86078-606-4
Barcode:	9780860786061

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