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From: "Society for Literature & Science" 
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-> Fwd: Islamic science
     by Carol Wald 

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Date: 17 Oct 2001 11:14:08 -0700
From: Carol Wald 
Subject: Fwd: Islamic science

Thought some of you might be interested in this:

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>Dear fellow historians of science:
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>I thought you might be interested in a new video series and
>companion book that has recently come out on PBS.  It is entitled
>?�Islam--Empire of Faith.?� One can look at their web page at
>www.pbs.org/empires/islam , they have an interesting section on
>Islamic science under the title innovations.  I really recommend
>seeing this part of the series, the whole set can be purchased for
>under $30.00 (at least that is what their web page claims).
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>This film highlights the Islamic influence on European science. It
>shows not only the empirical contributions of Islamic scientists and
>doctors, but discusses how Islamic culture was more conducive to
>scientific enquiry than early European Christianity.  Far from being
>a mere receptacle for the texts of Aristotle and other Greek
>scientists, Muslim scientists synthesized and expanded upon
>pre-existing Greek, Indian, and Arab science.
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>I hope you find this film and web page of interest, please pass
>along as you see fit.
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>Best,
>
>
>Karen Flint
>
>UNCC History Department
>
>Charlotte, N.C. 28223

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Carol Ann Wald
UCLA Department of English
wald@humnet.ucla.edu
310.453.6682

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