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Lost History: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers, and Artists - Book Summary

By Michael H. Morgan, 320 pages


 

 

 

The world today is witnessing a huge gap between the technological and scienctific achievements of the East and the West. This book is a true classis as it aims to describe in detail the time when Muslim scientists and philosophers in the East were the envy of the world. This book traces the Golden Age of the Muslims from 570 AD and provides detailed accounts of the towering personalities of Ibn Al-Haytham, Ibn Sina, Al-Tusi, Al-Khwarizmi, and Omar Khayyam. The author has truly described the Muslim thinkers as the heirs of the Greco-Roman civilizations that preceded it and provided an insight about how the Muslims paved the way for the likes of Newton, Copernicus and Einstein to develop their own theories.

  • Provides details and accounts of the great Islamic scientists

  • Traces how the discoveries and inventions of Muslims form the basis of quite a lot of science and art today

  • Reminds how Muslim rulers of the past were the epitome of religious tolerance

 

 

 

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