Tag: Historiography

The Strategic Importance of the History of Science and Medicine FIMA Webinar (01-01-2025)

by Salim Al-Hassani Published on: 14th January 2025

This article is a summarised transcript of a webinar given on 1st January 2025 by Professor Salim Al-Hassani, Emeritus Professor of the University of Manchester and President of the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation…

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White Supremacism and Islamic Astronomy in History of Astronomy Texts from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day

by Joe Lockard Published on: 30th October 2019

This paper reviews manifestations of racism in European and American histories of Arab and Persian astronomy from the eighteenth century to the present day.  Its first section discusses the representation of Islamic astronomy from Adam…

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Announcement: On New FSTC Historiography

by News Desk Published on: 14th July 2015

The Foundation for Science, Technology, and Civilisation (FSTC) now seeks to build on this success and improve its historiographical approach, use of primary and secondary sources and tighten the focus on science.