AUTHOR'S ARTICLES
Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
by Mohammed Abattouy Published on: 15th September 2012
Ibn Rushd (Averroes) is considered as the most important of the Islamic philosophers. He set out to integrate Aristotelian philosophy with Islamic thought. A common theme throughout his writings is that there is no incompatibility…
In Memory of Aydin Sayili
by Mohammed Abattouy Published on: 16th January 2009
Aydin Sayilli (1913-1993) was an eminent historian of science whose pioneering work during a 50-year career uncovered many hidden treasures in the history of mathematics, astronomy and medicine, especially in the Islamic tradition. In this…
The Book of Curiosities or A Medieval Islamic View of the Cosmos
by Mohammed Abattouy Published on: 28th October 2008
The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford has purchased the medieval Arabic manuscript Kitab Gharaib al-funun wa-mulah al-uyun popularised under the title the Book of Curiosities, an exceptionally rich text on cosmography. The treatise…
The Advent of Scientific Chemistry
by Mohammed Abattouy Published on: 22nd October 2008
Until recently, the mainstream history of scientific ideas has failed to acknowledge numerous Islamic scientists and their great efforts and achievements throughout the centuries. This short article seeks to contribute in redressing this injustice by…
The Arabic Partial Version of Pseudo-Aristotle’s Mechanical Problems
by Mohammed Abattouy Published on: 5th June 2007
Based on manuscript evidence, the article presents a study of the historical and textual traditions of a fragment of Arabic mechanics which is also edited in Arabic and translated into English. This fragment, entitled Nutaf…
The Balance: The Core Mental Model of the Islamic Science of Weights
by Mohammed Abattouy Published on: 17th November 2006
This article includes the recent work by Professor Abattouy and his co-workers. The work has revealed the enormous wealth of Islamic literature on the science of weights. Their findings established that there is much larger…