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Ridhwan al-Sa’ati: A Biographical Outline
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Fakhr al-Dīn Ridhwān ibn Rustam al-Sā'ātī (d. between 618-626 H/1220-1229 CE) was a scholar and mechanical...


Taqi al-Din Ibn Ma’ruf: A Bio-Bibliographical Essay
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This article is a bio-bibliographical essay on the life and works of Taqī al-Dīn Ibn Ma'ruf, a scholar of...


Abu ‘l-Barakat al-Baghdadi: Outline of a Non-Aristotelian Natural Philosophy
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Abū 'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādā (flourished in the 11th-12th centuries in Baghdad) was a scholar of the Arabic-...


Kamal Al-Din Al-Farisi’s Explanation of the Rainbow
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This article focuses on a critical presentation of the arguments put forward by Kamal al-Din al-Farisi about...


Ahmad Ibn Fadhlan in Northern Europe: A Survey of his Account of Russian Vikings in the 10th Century
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One of the earliest detailed descriptions of Northern Europe is reported in the account written by the Arab...


The Self Changing Fountain of Banu Musa bin Shakir
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Amongst the mechanical devices described by the Banu Musa Brothers in their book of mechanics Kitab al-hiyal...