1001 inventions & awesome facts from Muslim civilization.
Materialtyp: TextSerie: National Geographic kidsUtgivningsinformation: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2012.Beskrivning: 96 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 31 cmISBN:- 9781426312625 (lib. bdg.)
- 9781426312588
- One thousand one inventions and awesome facts from Muslim civilization
- One thousand and one inventions and awesome facts from Muslim civilization
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- BP190.5.S3 A14 2012
Exemplartyp | Aktuellt bibliotek | Avdelning | Hyllsignatur | Ex.nummer | Status | Förfallodatum | Streckkod | Exemplarreservationer | |
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Printed book | IES Halmstad | Non-fiction | 909 1001 (Liknande titlar(Öppnas nedan)) | 1 | Tillgänglig | 097814263125881 |
"1001 inventions, official children's companion to the exhibition"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 92) and index.
Foreword -- 10 Fast facts about Muslim civilization -- Map -- Towns -- Gardens -- Schools -- Cleanliness -- Chess -- Astronomy -- The Moon -- Constellations -- Flight -- House of wisdom -- Vision -- Numbers -- Clocks -- Games -- Music -- Medicine -- Surgery -- Earth science -- Glass -- Architecture -- Pottery -- Art and design -- Fabric -- Pens and paper -- Geography -- Exploration -- Tents -- Trade and money -- Jewels -- War and weapons -- Castles and keeps -- Communication -- Farming -- Coffee -- Water -- Windmills -- Words from Arabic -- Glossary -- Personalities from the past -- Resources -- Index -- Credits
Traces centuries of invention and technological innovation in the Muslim world, revealing how Muslim intellectuals built elephant water clocks, drew detailed world maps, and built colossal architectural structures.