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Figure 1: The tormented surface of the Moon, showing the multiple sites of the lunar formations.
Illustrious Names in the Heavens: Arabic and Islamic Names of the Moon Craters
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24 craters of the Moon bear names of Arabic and Islamic origin. In majority, these names are those of famous...
Figure 1: Front cover of How Islam Created the Modern World by Mark Graham (2006). The picture depicts al-Razi stained on a glass window in Princeton University Chapel.
How Islam Created the Modern World
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In a clear and concise language, Mark Graham endeavours to show in his book How Islam Created the Modern...
Figure 1: Front cover of the book.
What Islam Did For Us
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This is a review of What Islam Did For Us: Understanding Islam's Contribution to Western Civilization, a book...
Figure 1: Image of March 2007 lunar eclipse showing details of the lunar surface such as the huge ray system emanating from the large impact crater Tycho on the the southern hemisphere of the Moon. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_eclipse. See an animation of this eclipse at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:2007-03-03_-_Lunar_Eclipse_small-43img.gif.
Precious Records of Eclipses in Muslim Astronomy and History
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On the occasion of the lunar eclipse that occurs on 28 August 2007, we produce a short survey of some records...
Figure 1: The cover page of the book Kitāb al-hiyal.
The Mechanics of Banu Musa in the Light of Modern System and Control Engineering
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This article is a review of the book published recently by Professor Attila Bir (Istanbul Technical...
Figure 1: Elephant clock of al-Jazari, from a MS copy of his treatise The Book of Knowledgeof Ingenious Mechanical Device copied in Syria in 1315 by Farkh ibn 'Abd al-Latif (Ink, colors, and gold on paper; height. 30 cm – width 19.7 cm). Source: Metropolitan Museum, New York: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/07/wae/hob_57.51.23.htm.
Automation and Robotics in Muslim Heritage: The Cultural Roots of al-Jazari's Mechanical Systems
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This short paper introduces a longer essay by Prof. Gunalan Nadarajan, Associate Dean of Research and...
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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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