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Islam’s hidden genius: inventions that shaped your world.
The Genius of Islam
How Muslims Made the Modern World
$36.22
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2011
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Summary
An engrossing and much-needed look at Islam’s incredible contributions to the modern world.
The Middle Ages were a period of tremendous cultural and scientific advancement in the Islamic Empire—ideas and inventions that shaped our world. Did you know that:
- The numbers you use every day (Arabic numerals!) are a Muslim invention?
- The marching band you hear at football games has its roots in the Middle East?
- You are drinking orange juice at breakfast today…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375840722 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375840729 |
| Author: | Bryn Barnard |
| Publisher: | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Imprint: | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 403g |
| Dimensions: | 286mm x 225mm x 9mm |
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About The Author
Bryn Barnard
BRYN BARNARD is an author and illustrator whose previous books include Outbreak—Plagues that Changed History and Dangerous Planet—Natural Disasters that Changed History. His artwork for Outbreak has been on display across the country, including at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C., and at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia.
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