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The Syriac-speaking Christians and the Translation of Greek Science into Arabic |
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By: Prof. John F. Healey, Mon 02 April, 2007 |
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This article by Professor John Healey, describes the key role in the development of Muslim science which was played by the Syriac-speaking Christians in the early Islamic era. John Healey is Professor of Semitic Studies and acts as Head of Middle Eastern Studies at the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures in Manchester University.
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Transfer of Modern Science and Technology to the Ottoman State |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 20 December, 2006 |
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This article will provide a short introduction to the history of scientific activities in the Ottoman world until the eighteenth century. Scientific researches show that there are many translation activities in different fields in the eighteenth century.
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Transfer of Islamic Technology to the West |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 13 December, 2006 |
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The article covers the avenues which led to the transfer of the Islamic knowledge, from Al Andalus, Sicily and Byzantium to the Wars (crusades on the Islamic World), as well as commercial relations and also the translation of Arabic works.
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The Impact of Islamic Science and Learning on England: Adelard of Bath and Daniel of Morley |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 13 October, 2004 |
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Most certainly the first English scientist ever was Adelard of Bath. He championed Islamic learning and was the most `Arabist' of all scientists. He and Daniel of Morley were instrumental in the transfer of scientific knowledge from Islamic civilisation to England and beyond.
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Salerno and Constantine the African |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 31 August, 2004 |
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Salerno came to prominence as the first faculty-University of the Christian West because of its importance as a center where Islamic science, particularly medicine, became known to Europe… this because of his translations...
The principal reason for linking Salerno and Islamic science is the fact that Salerno came to such prominence as the first faculty-University of the Christian West as soon as it received the visit of a scholar known under his European name Constantine the African, a Tunisian in origin (Tunisia being called at that time Ifriqiya, from which was derived the name Africa that designated the whole continent). Islamic medicine really began to make its influence felt at Salerno in the middle of the 11th century, precisely following this arrival of Constantine.
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Recommended Reading for Understanding the Impact of Muslim Science on the West |
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By: FSTC Limited, Fri 04 April, 2003 |
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Amongst the English writing authors who can enlighten the reader further on the Islamic impact are Eugene Myers, Metletzki, Turner and Menocal. Here's a list of selected books for further reading on the Impact of Muslim Science on the West.
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The Impact of Translations of Muslim Sciences on the West |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 04 March, 2003 |
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Scholars from all Christian lands rushed to translate Muslim science, and thus start the scientific awakening of Europe. Many of course were Spaniards: John of Seville, Hugh of Santalla, and those working under the patronage of King Alfonso.
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The Role of the Crusades in the transfer of Islamic science to the West |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 04 March, 2003 |
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Local builders employed by the Crusaders revealed the solutions to the problems of construction orally or by demonstration. Talbot Rice points out that in the area dominated by the Seljuk Turks during the Crusades there was building work `involving fine stone masonry, pointed arches, elaborate voussoirs and defensive conceptions which were to follow in Romanesque and Gothic architecture a generation or so later.'
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The Role of Sicily in the transfer of Islamic Science to the West |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 04 March, 2003 |
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The role of Sicily in the transfer of Muslim science to the West has been well studied by Michelle Amari, but unfortunately the work, although extremely old has remained inaccessible because it is only available in Italian.
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Aspects of Influence of Muslim Science on the West |
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By: FSTC Limited, Tue 04 February, 2003 |
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To go through the Islamic impact on modern science and civilisation in detail demands so vast a book that nobody has written yet. Just some overall observations and points are raised here by the author.
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