The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization

Name: The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization
Author: Jonathan Lyons
ISBN: 1608190587

by Jonathan Lyons

Ages 18+ · Adults Science & the Golden Age Islamic History

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How the scholars of Baghdad and Muslim Spain passed on and advanced knowledge that transformed Europe.

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While Europe was a backwater after the fall of Rome, cities like Baghdad were thriving centres of philosophy, mathematics and astronomy.

Jonathan Lyons tells how European scholars travelled to learn from them, and how that knowledge reshaped the West.

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Baghdad and Andalusia
Philosophy and astronomy
Transfer of knowledge
Readable history
Audiobook available

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While Europe was a backwater, Baghdad and Andalusia were thriving centres of philosophy, mathematics and astronomy. Jonathan Lyons tells how European scholars came to learn from them and how that knowledge reshaped the West. A readable, myth-busting history.

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