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        Islamic Science and the Making of the European Renaissance

        Islamic Science and the Making of the European Renaissance

        Islamic Science and the Making of the European Renaissance

        by George Saliba

        ISBN: 9780262516150

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: January 21, 2011

        The rise and fall of the Islamic scientific tradition, and the relationship of Islamic science to European science during the Renaissance.
        The Book of Michael of Rhodes

        The Book of Michael of Rhodes

        The Book of Michael of Rhodes

        A Fifteenth-Century Maritime Manuscript

        Edited by Pamela O. Long

        With David McGee and Alan M. Stahl

        ISBN: 9780262123082

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: June 5, 2009

        Essays explore the world of Michael of Rhodes, examining the historical context, the discovery of his manuscript, and Michael's knowledge of mathematics, shipbuilding, navigation, and other topics.
        The Book of Michael of Rhodes

        The Book of Michael of Rhodes

        The Book of Michael of Rhodes

        A Fifteenth-Century Maritime Manuscript

        Edited by David McGee

        With Pamela O. Long and Alan M. Stahl

        ISBN: 9780262135030

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: June 5, 2009

        The facsimile of a hand-lettered and illustrated manuscript by a fifteenth-century Venetian seaman, reproduced in full color and published for the first time.
        The Book of Michael of Rhodes

        The Book of Michael of Rhodes

        The Book of Michael of Rhodes

        A Fifteenth-Century Maritime Manuscript

        Edited by Alan M. Stahl

        Translated by Franco Rossi and Alan M. Stahl

        With David McGee and Pamela O. Long

        ISBN: 9780262195904

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: June 5, 2009

        The transcription and first translation into English of a manuscript by a fifteenth-century mariner, including treatises on shipbuilding, mathematics, astrology, and calendrical computation.
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