The Golden Age Of Science In The Medieval Islamic World

The year 1543 saw the publication of two monumentally important scientific works and for that reason is often considered the beginning of the Scientific Revolution. The first was Andreas Vesalius’s On the Structure of the Human Body, which founded the modern study of anatomy. Vesalius, a trained physician, was deeply influenced by the naturalism of the Renaissance.

For centuries in the Muslim land the harsh and dry conditions made it hard to collect store and transport water. Most of the progress made in technology and engineering. As said in the quote "Muslim engineers also perfected the waterwheel and built underground water channels some fifty feet underground. The underground channels had manholes (openings from the street) so that they could be cleaned and repaired."(document 7) They created these inventions to help keep water and keep it clean so that they would be able to survive and thrive in where they were staying. As for astronomy most of their work was based off Hellenistic and Indian writing. This could show they were in a golden age because they took the time and effort to figure out what would work and what wouldn’t work and try and fix it. Under one of the early caliphates most Muslim scholars started learning from these writings. As said in this quote "The astrolabe, pictured, allowed people to find their precise latitude by using the position of the stars. The astrolabe was later modified to be used on ships. This innovation allowed Europeans to begin exploring the seas more safely. This lead to the Europeans finding faster trade routes to Asia by sea and Christopher Columbus’s “discovery” of the New World."(Document 6) It talks about the creation and perfection of the astrolabe and how it helped people find their exact latitude using the positions of the stars. This didn’t just help throughout the Muslim time but helped other generations of people after. It helped the Europeans find trade routes faster and help Christopher Columbus “discover” the new world. Not only that but it helped people navigate through the seas more

In the translation of the Islamic medical book, World History: Patterns of Interaction, the excerpt provided displays the large extent to which Muslims knew of medical procedures and diseases. “European medical schools gained access to vital reference sources such as al-Razi’s Comprehensive Book and Ibn Sina’s The Canon of Medicine. Ibn Sina’s five-volume encyclopedia guided doctors of Europe and Southwest Asia for six centuries” (Doc 3). This quote explains the large amount of credible sources Muslims utilized in order to obtain their medical knowledge. Unfortunately, other cultures did not have these resources, making Muslim contributions some of the best in the world. As mentioned in the first example, World History: Patterns of Interaction, includes numerical data pertaining to medical tools and procedures. “For nearly 500 years, al Qasim’s work, The Method, which contained original drawings of some 200 medical tools, was the foremost textbook on surgery in Europe” (Doc 3). With all the knowledge of medical procedures and tools, the Islamic culture by default was the most medically advanced in the world. Also, Islam’s contributions to world culture caused western civilization to advance in medicine while simultaneously increasing the average life

bridges between modern science and Islamic science,” International Education Journal, 8, no. 2 (2007), 462.

The medicine and approach to medicine was very scientific. They tested methodically against the books and resources they had to make their own, to make medicine less perilous and pointless. Most Islamic medicinal practice was still painful.

Astronomy was very influential in religion. Star worship and ceremonies have common ground when it comes to astronomy and religion.

we now know as the Scientific Method, the most basic structure of good science. These islamic

The modern university does manifest itself in the Islamic world. The Golden Age of Islamic culture traces its roots back to the modern university. Throughout Islamic history, education was a point of pride and a field Muslims have always excelled in. The Islamic world was rich, diverse, and creative. Muslims became founders of the most major accomplishments in the world which later leads to western and world civilizations. The Muslims were most advanced in many fields such as mathematics, art, medicine, literature, and astronomy. It also led the way into the development of libraries and universities.

An advancement Muslims made in science was medicine. Scholars discovered a book on surgeries and more than 200 different medical tools. Another advancement Muslims made in this field was that they wanted people who were qualified to treat the ill. Plus, advancement Muslims relied on using was mathematics and astronomy to calculate the time of day to pray and the direction of Mecca. Scholars discovered to this belief by worked on translating text from Greece, India, Persia, and Arabic. Thus, for all are some examples of advancements of science the Muslims

First invented in Greece, the Muslims fully developed the astrolabe around 800. The valuable tool allowed locating and predicting the position of the sun, moon, planets, and stars from a specific site. As a navigation instrument, the astrolabe proved invaluable and it aided Muslim sailors. Further, the astrolabe made accurate mapping and surveying possible. In fact, it helped Muslims map the whole eastern hemisphere and estimate the size of the entire planet for the first time. In the early 12th century, Muslims introduced the astrolabe to Europe thereby advancing that culture as

The Islamic Golden Age was a time of development and change. This period lasted from 632 to 1258 CE. It began with the death of Muhammad and ended with the Mongols invading Baghdad. During the time between these two major events, many things were invented and discovered, and many wars took place.

How did people prior to the Reformation Period even believed in the Church, when the leaders (Pope, Archbishops) of the same religion they followed that idealized poverty in their preaching (pg. 167) lived humongous castles and lived a life of luxury? Why did it take so long for nations to separate themselves from the Church?

Influence of Al Haitham's ideas has changed the concept of scientists. Scientists understand that we can see the external light coming in our eyes. If we look back on the eyes and look back on the object, we can only see it, but the distant hills or the sky are not easy to see. Then if the light is reflected from the outside, then our inner light or the light of the light will not be needed

During the Golden age of Islam, achievements in mathematics, medicines and astronomy and many other topics were remarkable and significantly changed Wester Europe and later society. For Muslim, studying science provided knowledge to follow proper path in life and serve God’s purpose. Now, their discovered or created systems create our basic life and develop advanced technologies and strategies such as building bridges, sky towers, computing variety calculation for global economy, and doing pharmaceutical research. We have to appreciate what they have done, and their contribution on our current

The Muslims made much significant advancement in the medical field. The rulers of the Muslim Empire encouraged this research in the medical field. They wanted people who knew about diseases and medical procedures treating them were they were ill. This made the Muslims much more advanced and knowledgeable in medicine than other parts of the world. In fact, Muslim cities boasted some of the best hospitals in the world. One reason they were so efficient is that doctors and pharmacists were required to complete a specific course of study and pass a formal examination before being able o practice medicine. However, this knowledge was not exclusive to the Muslim Empire, but rather it was translated into Latin and was used in European schools. The spread of this knowledge made Europe significantly more knowledgeable regarding diseases and medical procedures than they were prior to them receiving this information. In addition to advancements in the medical field, other scientific advancements were made. The created the practice of the experiment as well as a method of classification into three distinct categories: animal, vegetable, or mineral.