Science & Islam - The Language of Science [HD] FULL BBC Documentary 1 of 3 HD

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Physicist Jim Al-Khalili travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place in the Islamic world between the 8th and 14th centuries.a

Its legacy is tangible, with terms like algebra, algorithm and alkali all being Arabic in origin and at the very heart of modern science - there would be no modern mathematics or physics without algebra, no computers without algorithms and no chemistry without alkalis.

For Baghdad-born Al-Khalili this is also a personal journey and on his travels he uncovers a diverse and outward-looking culture, fascinated by learning and obsessed with science. From the great mathematician Al-Khwarizmi, who did much to establish the mathematical tradition we now know as algebra, to Ibn Sina, a pioneer of early medicine whose Canon of Medicine was still in use as recently as the 19th century, he pieces together a remarkable story of the often-overlooked achievements of the early medieval Islamic scientists.

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  • Thanks it was great

    

  • ANTOHER WATCH THIS AND  BECOME A MUSLIM-SCIENCE FOR DUMMIES

  • Amazing, I had no idea my religion was this related to science

  • The age of translation was amazing.. Obviously never before had so many different ideas from around the world been gathered there to be translated and rewritten in Arabic, and sadly, not since then has the region been such a melting pot of ideas, tolerance, and innovation. It truly was the quintessential heyday forBaghdad.

  • The first scientific results was made in Bagdad 3

  • It look good that you try to relate Islam and Arabic empire and science. But could you please tell me why you never say where those guys (Al kharazmi and Avicenna Ebn Sina) are from? Is not it because you want to sort indirectly say they were Arab. While as you may know they were not. Don't you think they might be from Persia? Regards

  • Very interesting indeed... and enjoy the tour around Egypt and other parts of the middle east while you learn :-)

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