How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance (nytimes.com) 6 points by szany 15y ago ↗ HN
[–] Create 15y ago ↗ Science and Islam (documentary) is a BBC series on the topic.https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Science_and_I...
[–] TNO 15y ago ↗ If the Muslims didn't burn down the library of Alexandria I wonder if the Renaissance wouldn't have come much sooner. [–] paradoja 15y ago ↗ The library was probably burnt more than once, and there's no proof that the Muslims did it the last time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria#Arabic_so... [–] TNO 15y ago ↗ "the last time".You're right to infer that the Christians did their fair share of burning as well, if not more so in this case.
[–] paradoja 15y ago ↗ The library was probably burnt more than once, and there's no proof that the Muslims did it the last time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria#Arabic_so... [–] TNO 15y ago ↗ "the last time".You're right to infer that the Christians did their fair share of burning as well, if not more so in this case.
[–] TNO 15y ago ↗ "the last time".You're right to infer that the Christians did their fair share of burning as well, if not more so in this case.
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You're right to infer that the Christians did their fair share of burning as well, if not more so in this case.