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Muezzin's tower, Yining, Xinjiang. This building is in the architectural style of Islamic buildings typical of the Hui heartlands of Shaanxi and Gansu in the mid-Qing period. This mosque was designed by a Chinese Muslim from Gansu and built in two main stages, in 1760 and 1781. From Zhang Shengyi, Xinjiang chuantong jianzhu yishu.
The Islamic Heritage in China: A General Survey
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In this article, Anthony Garnaut, an expert of the Muslim Chinese culture, focuses on the Islamic heritage in...
Muslim Heritage in Mechanics and Technology: Outline of a Program for Future Research
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The following text is the revised and expanded version of a lecture presented at The Royal Society in London...
The map of Istanbul. Source: Matrakci Nasuh, Bayān-i Manāzil-i Safar Iraqayn. Source: Istanbul university library. T 5964.
Ottoman Contributions to Science and Technology
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The Ottoman contribution to science and technology during their six hundred year rule is beyond measure. This...
Figure 1: George Sarton. (Source).
George Sarton and the History of Science
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George Sarton was a pioneer scholar who played a decisive role by his scholarship, methodology and academic...
Astronomer observing the comet of 1577 above Istanbul with a wooden quadrant. Mustafa Ali, Nusratnāme, Topkapi Palace Museum Library, Hazine 1365, folio 5v.
Taqi al-Din Ibn Ma’ruf: Survey on his Works and Scientific Method
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Being in form a bio-bibliographical essay on the life and works of Taqī al-Dīn Ibn Ma'rūf, a well known...
Professor Charles Burnett.
Tracing the Impact of Latin Translations of Arabic Texts on European Society
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In this article, Professor Charles Burnett, a world expert in the history of Islamic influences in Europe at...
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Trew, C.J., Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini, in hortis curiosorum nutrit, vol. 8: t. 73 (1771) [G.D. Ehret] (Source: Wikipedia) Figs in Muslim Spain Figs may not have had the economic importance of olives, they afford an excellent example of the intensification of agriculture in Islamic Spain, manifest in the dazzling variety of the fruit available to consumers... Read More >>>
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