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History of Science 111 Two Scientific Revolutions. Two Scientific Revolutions. The Subject What will we think about?. The Beginning of the Story. Muḥammad (d. 638) and the birth of Islam. The Birth of the Caliphate. The Beginning of the Story. The First Civil War al-Fitna (656-661) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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History of Science 111
Two Scientific
Revolutions
Two Scientific Revolutions
The Subject
What will we think about?
The Beginning of
the Story
Muḥammad (d. 638) and the birth of Islam.
The Birth of the Caliphate.
The Beginning of
the Story
The First Civil War al-Fitna (656-661)
The Theological and Political Split
The World in 750
The World in 1154
New Science and New Culture
New Science and New Culture
The Road ahead
Unit I: Mapping the Field (Sept. 8-15)
Unit II: The Birth of Islamic Sciences (Sept. 20-29)
Unit III: The Classical Age of Islamic Sciences (Oct. 4 - Nov. 8)
Unit IV: The Post-Classical Period (Nov. 10 - Dec. 1)
Side Sessions
The Curious Case of Andalusia
Jewish Culture in the Medieval Middle East
Movie Night: “Destiny” (1997) by Youssef Chahine
Final Note
The Class as an
Intellectual Community
