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Figure 1. Folio 2r of al-Hassâr's Kitâb al-Bayân bearing at the bottom both the Western and the Eastern Arabic forms of the nine numerals. Source: http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/ljs/PageLevel/index.cfm?ManID=ljs293&Page=3.
Al-Hassâr's Kitâb al-Bayân and the Transmission of the Hindu-Arabic Numerals
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This article was a talk given at the 7th Maghrebi Colloque of the History of Arabic Mathematics held from 30...
Sinan’s Acoustical Technology
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This article gives the the results of a research project studying the acoustical properties of several...
Figure 1. Taqi al-Din ibn Ma'ruf, the director of Istanbul Observatory in late 16th century. He's one of the two senior astronomers (wearing largest turbans) standing behind the table, one holding an astrolabe (Image from www.muslimheritage.com).
Rediscovering Arabic Science: Islamic Scientific Heritage in the last issue of Saudi Aramco World
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In its current issue (May-June 2007), Saudi Aramco World, a magazine devoted to increase cross-cultural...
Figure 1. Günhan Danisman during his speech at 1001 Inventions Conference.
Ottoman Mining, Metal Working and Fire-Arms Technology in South East Europe (15th-17th centuries)
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The article deals with the impact of Ottoman mining and metal working technology in the Balkans region on the...
Figure 1. The cover page of Guns for the Sultan: Military Power and the Weapons Industry in the Ottoman Empire.
A New Book on the Ottoman Military History: Guns for the Sultan by Gábor Ágoston
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Ágoston's book provides new insights into the Ottomans' approach to new innovations and reforms in modern...
Figure 1. Portrait of Copernicus (beginning of the 16th century). Source: http://www.frombork.art.pl/Ang10.htm.
Copernicus and Arabic Astronomy: A Review of Recent Research
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On the occasion of 464th anniversary of the death of Copernicus, we provide below a list of selected...
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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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