In Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood, celebrated young travelwriter-historian Justin Marozzi gives us a many-layered history of one of the world's truly gre

This volume is the first extensive study of the historical and philosophical connections between technology and mathematics. Coverage includes the use of mathem

This book presents an account of selected topics from key mathematical works of medieval Islam, based on the Arabic texts themselves. Many of these works had a

Provides a broad framework for engaging with ideas relevant to ancient Greek and Roman science, medicine and technology.

Time has always held a fascination for human beings, who have attempted to relate to it and to make sense of it, constructing and deconstructing it through its