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A Bridge to the Sky : The Arts of Science in the Age of 'Abbas Ibn Firnas by Anderson, Glaire D. Anderson is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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A Bridge to the Sky explores the close connections between science, arts, and visual culture as they developed in the medieval Islamic lands. It presents a significant study of the career of 'Abbas Ibn Firnas, (d. 887), the most celebrated 'scientist' and polymath of early Islamic Spain, best known for conducting an experiment that has been celebrated as a milestone in the history of human flight.
Who reads A Bridge to the Sky : The Arts of Science in the Age of 'Abbas Ibn Firnas?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Anderson, Glaire D. Anderson
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 2024
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780190913267
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Middle Ages, Humanities
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