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Studies in Medieval Islamic Technology

From Philo to al-Jazari – from Alexandria to Diyar Bakr

By: Donald R. Hill

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Studies in Medieval Islamic Technology

From Philo to al-Jazari – from Alexandria to Diyar Bakr

By: Donald R. Hill

These studies represent the major contributions to the history of Islamic technology during the second half of the 20th century beside Donald Hill’s separate publications on the mechanical devices of Pseudo-Apollonios, the Banu Musa and al-Jazari. A gifted linguist who was trained as a historian of Islamic civilisation, and also a professional engineer, Hill achieved his goal of setting his subject on a solid basis. The papers reprinted here include his early studies of the trebuchet and the camel and horse, several overviews of different aspects of Islamic technology, articles on specific topics such as the Cairo Nilometer and al-Biruni’s geared luni-solar device, and the first notice of an extremely important Andalusian treatise on mechanical devices discovered in 1975.

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Routledge

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1000226026

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9781000226027

Islamic Science and Engineering

By: Donald R. Hill

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265

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474469132

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9781474469135

A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times

By: Donald Hill

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A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times

By: Donald Hill

It is impossible to understand the cultures and achievements of the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Arabs, without knowing something of their technology. Rome, for example, made advances in many areas which were subsequently lost and not regained for more than a millenium. This is a knowledgeable yet lucid account of the wonderful triumphs and the limitations of ancient and medieval engineering. This book systematically describes what is known about the evolution of irrigation works, dams, bridges, roads, building construction, water and wind power, automata, and clocks, with references to the social, geographical, and intellectual context.

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1317761561

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The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

(Kitāb fī ma 'rifat al-ḥiyal al-handasiyya)

By: P. Hill

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The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

(Kitāb fī ma 'rifat al-ḥiyal al-handasiyya)

By: P. Hill

To judge by the dictum of al-Ja~i?: (d. A.D. 869), 'Wisdom has descended upon these three: the brain of the Byzantine, the hands of the Chinese, and the tongue of the Arab', in the great age of the

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9401025738

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9789401025737

Hunter's Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious Diseases E-Book

By: Edward T Ryan,David R Hill,Tom Solomon,Naomi Aronson,Timothy P Endy

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Hunter's Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious Diseases E-Book

By: Edward T Ryan,David R Hill,Tom Solomon,Naomi Aronson,Timothy P Endy

New emerging diseases, new diagnostic modalities for resource-poor settings, new vaccine schedules ... all significant, recent developments in the fast-changing field of tropical medicine. Hunter's Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious Diseases, 10th Edition, keeps you up to date with everything from infectious diseases and environmental issues through poisoning and toxicology, animal injuries, and nutritional and micronutrient deficiencies that result from traveling to tropical or subtropical regions. This comprehensive resource provides authoritative clinical guidance, useful statistics, and chapters covering organs, skills, and services, as well as traditional pathogen-based content. You'll get a full understanding of how to recognize and treat these unique health issues, no matter how widespread or difficult to control. - Includes important updates on malaria, leishmaniasis, tuberculosis and HIV, as well as coverage of Ebola, Zika virus, Chikungunya, and other emerging pathogens. - Provides new vaccine schedules and information on implementation. - Features five all-new chapters: Neglected Tropical Diseases: Public Health Control Programs and Mass Drug Administration; Health System and Health Care Delivery; Zika; Medical Entomology; and Vector Control – as well as 250 new images throughout. - Presents the common characteristics and methods of transmission for each tropical disease, as well as the applicable diagnosis, treatment, control, and disease prevention techniques. - Contains skills-based chapters such as dentistry, neonatal pediatrics and ICMI, and surgery in the tropics, and service-based chapters such as transfusion in resource-poor settings, microbiology, and imaging. - Discusses maladies such as delusional parasitosis that are often seen in returning travelers, including those making international adoptions, transplant patients, medical tourists, and more. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323625509

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9780323625500

Glencoe Life IScience: Animal Diversity, Student Edition

Flexible 15 Book Series

By: McGraw Hill

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Glencoe Life IScience: Animal Diversity, Student Edition

Flexible 15 Book Series

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With the 15 Life, Earth, and Physical Science titles in the Glencoe series, you can select the specific topics you want to cover and customize your science curriculum any way you want.

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0078255678

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9780078255670

A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times

By: Donald Routledge Hill

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A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times

By: Donald Routledge Hill

It is impossible to understand the cultures and achievements of the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Arabs without knowing something of their technology. This account describes the triumphs and limitations of ancient and medieval engineering.

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Psychology Press

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0415152917

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Book's by Hill Donald R. Hill

Studies in Medieval Islamic Technology

Studies in Medieval Islamic Technology

Islamic Science and Engineering

Islamic Science and Engineering

A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times

A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times

The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

Hunter's Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious Diseases E-Book

Hunter's Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious Diseases E-Book

Glencoe Life IScience: Animal Diversity, Student Edition

Glencoe Life IScience: Animal Diversity, Student Edition

A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times

A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times

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