Islamic technology : an illustrated history
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Islamic technology : an illustrated history
Cambridge University Press , Unesco, 1986
- : [cloth] : Cambridge Univ. Press
- : [cloth] : Unesco
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Note
Bibliography: p. 287-295
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Although the contributions of Islamic civilisations to science have long been recognised, the application of this scientific expertise to technology had been neglected until the publication of this then pioneering 1986 text. The book begins to remedy that neglect, first by celebrating the richness and ingenuity of the world of Islamic technology and then by pointing the way forward to its more detailed exploration. Lavishly illustrated, this book explores the major technological achievements of Islamic civilisations, namely the public works of civil engineering, the machines and mechanical devices which served to control water, provide power, serve as instruments or to amuse.
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface and acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Mechanical engineering
- 3. Civil engineering
- 4. Military technology
- 5. Ships and navigation
- 6. Chemical technology
- 7. Textiles, paper and leather
- 8. Agriculture and food technology
- 9. Mining and metallurgy
- 10. Engineers and artisans
- 11. Epilogue
- Selected bibliography
- Credits and permissions
- Index.
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