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Al-Mizan: Mapping the Earth in Medieval Islam

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The History of Science Museum
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A public lecture by Professor Emilie Savage-Smith, FBA, Emeritus Professor of the History of Islamic Science, University of Oxford. Part of the Al-Mizan exhibition which explores the connections between the sciences and arts in Muslim societies.

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The History of Science Museum
People
Emilie Savage Smith
Keywords
islam
al-mizan
History of Science
Department: Museum of the History of Science
Date Added: 06/04/2011
Duration: 00:56:36

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