The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance

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"The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance" is a popular science and history book by Jim Al-Khalili that explores how medieval Islamic scholars preserved, expanded, and transmitted classical knowledge to Europe, helping to spark the Renaissance.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
history book ⓘ
author Jim Al-Khalili ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
explores how classical knowledge was transmitted to Europe ⓘ
the role of Arabic scholarship in the European Renaissance ⓘ
focusesOn Baghdad’s House of Wisdom ⓘ
linked to: House of Wisdom

medieval Islamic scholars ⓘ
preservation of ancient Greek texts ⓘ
translation movement in the Islamic world ⓘ
genre history of science ⓘ
popular history ⓘ
hasAuthorProfession physicist ⓘ
science communicator ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Arabic science ⓘ
Islamic Golden Age ⓘ
Renaissance intellectual history ⓘ
transmission of classical knowledge ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeStyle non-fiction ⓘ
originalTitle The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance ⓘ
subjectArea history of astronomy ⓘ
history of mathematics ⓘ
history of medicine ⓘ
history of philosophy ⓘ
timePeriodCovered Islamic Golden Age ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ

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The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance → originalTitle → The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance ⓘ