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1001 inventions & awesome facts from Muslim civilization.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: National Geographic kidsPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2012.Description: 96 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 9781426312625 (lib. bdg.)
  • 9781426312588
Other title:
  • One thousand one inventions and awesome facts from Muslim civilization
  • One thousand and one inventions and awesome facts from Muslim civilization
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 909 23
LOC classification:
  • BP190.5.S3 A14 2012
Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Printed book Printed book IES Halmstad Non-fiction 909 1001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 097814263125881
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"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.

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