Al-Jazari's Third Water-Raising Device: Analysis of its Mathematical and Mechanical Principles
The List of Al-jazari Articles Published on Muslim Heritage Website
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Some 800 years in the past, in 1206, a brilliant Muslim...
Figure 1. Prof. Charles Burnett during his speech in 1001 Inventions Conference.
The Appreciation of Arabic Science and Technology in the Middle Ages
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This article describes the appreciation of Arabic science...
Figure 1: An artistic impression of Al-Kindi (Image from www.muslimheritage.com).
Al-Kindi
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Ya'qub b. Ishaq al-Kindi was an early Arab scholar of the...
Figure 1. The Umayyad mosque in Damascus. This image has been released into the public domain by its author 'Isaam Bayazidi (at the Arabic Wikipedia project).
When Ridhwan al-Sa’ati Anteceded Big Ben by More than Six Centuries
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The following article by Abdel Aziz al-Jaraki, a scholar...
Figure 1. "Goke" an Ottoman war ship. Miniature taken from Katip Celebi's manuscript Tuhfetü'l-kibar. Topkapi Palace Library, R. 1192.
Ottoman Maritime Arsenals And Shipbuilding Technology In The 16th And 17th Centuries
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In this article Prof. Idris Bostan describes Ottoman...
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Overview on al-Jazari and his Mechanical Devices
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In this article, Professor Yavuz Unat, a known historian of...
Figure 1: The cover of the magazine "Science and Technics" (Bilim ve Teknik) published by TUBITAK.
An 800 Years Old Ancestor: Today’s Science of Robotics and Al-Jazari
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Introducing al-Jazari's ancestry to modern cybernetics and...
Figure 1: The three basic styles of a fountain.
The Self Changing Fountain of Banu Musa bin Shakir
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Amongst the mechanical devices described by the Banu Musa...
Manuscript view of the castle clock. Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Egyptian manuscript, Mamluk period, Accession number: 14.533 (ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, 39.37 x 27.62 cm). (Source).
Al-Jazari’s Castle Water Clock: Analysis of its Components and Functioning
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The first machine described by al-Jazari in his famous...
Picture of the pump for raising water of al-Jazari, preserved in the manuscript copy held in Topkapi Sarayi Libray, Ahmet III collection, MS 3472 [2].
Al-Jazari's Third Water-Raising Device: Analysis of its Mathematical and Mechanical Principles
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Five pumps or water-raising machines are described by al-...
Figure 1: Dr Geoffrey Roper (Source).
Muslim Printing Before Gutenberg
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Gutenberg in the 15th century. Based on his work on...
