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Islamic science
Discoveries and instruments from the Muslim world that science still uses.
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6 Muslim astronomers whose names are on the Moon
Albategnius, Azophi, Arzachel: 6 lunar craters named for Muslim astronomers, and the work that earned each one. Read on.
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6 words science still uses that came from Arabic
Algebra, algorithm, zenith, azimuth, nadir, alcohol: 6 scientific words from Arabic, and how each crossed over. Read on.
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6 instruments invented in the Islamic world that science still uses
6 scientific instruments from the Islamic world that laboratories still use, with what each one changed. Read the list.
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7 libraries of the Islamic world, and what happened to each
7 great libraries of the Islamic world, from Baghdad to Timbuktu, and the fate of each. Read what survived and what burned.
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7 scientific claims about the Quran, graded on the evidence
Embryology, the water cycle, iron, fingerprints and more: 7 popular scientific claims about the Quran, each graded for how well it holds up.