Science & Islam: A History

The story of one of historys most misunderstood yet rich and fertile periods in science: the extraordinary Islamic scientific revolution between 700 and 1400 AD The fruits of the golden age of Islamic science are summarised briskly and engagingly in Ehsan Masoods Science & Islam, which was written to accompany a recent BBC television series …Keen to dismantle the myth that Islam is fundamentally opposed to science, and [shows] that the words of Muhammad can be read as obliging rational inquiry. Sunday Times.Why did science and learning decline so rapidly [in the Islamic World]? Ehsan Masood gives a viable answer to this question.Masoods eminently readable survey of science in Islam fills many gaps in [Jonathan Lyons] The House of Wisdom by providing the social and political context in which discoveries took place. The Times A delightful and approachable work, packed with surprises and treats, and offered by a writer whose passion for the subject does not daunt his objectivity Wharf.This eye-opening, enjoyable book, which complements and builds on the BBC television series,should be essential reading for anyone keen to explore sciences hidden history and its contribution to the making of the modern world.