The Rise of Science in Islam and the West: From Shared Heritage to Parting of the Ways, 8th to 19th Centuries

This is a study of science in Muslim society from its rise in the 8th century to the efforts of 19th century Muslim thinkers and reformers to regain the lost ethos that had given birth to the rich scientific heritage of earlier Muslim civilization. The volume is organized in 4 parts: (1)