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The item shows wear from consistent use but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover if applicable. Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs access code or other supplemental materials.
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Book. Octavo; pp 304; VG-/G; dark grayish green pictorial spine with pink and green text; dust jacket shows some rubbing wear to exterior; small price sticker to front flap; cloth has very light wear to exterior; strong boards; frontispiece; text block has light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated; tight binding. 1333914. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Edition:
Originally published as a United Nations document
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Published:
1987
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
13469937945
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Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xiv, [2], 304 p. Selected Bibliography. Index. In this lavishly illustrated 1986 survey, two distinguished historians and engineers assess the major achievements of Islamic civilisation. From Wikipedia: "Ahmad Yousef Al-Hassan (June 25, 1925-April 28, 2012 ) was Palestinian/Syrian/Canadian historian of Arabic and Islamic science and technology, educated in Jerusalem, Cairo and London with a Ph.D. in Mechanical engineering from University College London. He was Dean of Engineering and later President of the University of Aleppo where he founded the Institute for the History of Arabic Science (IHAS) and was its first director. He also served as Minister of Petroleum, Electricity and Mineral Resources of Syria prior to 1971. He migrated to Canada in 1982 and settled there, The scientific endeavours of Professor Ahmed Y. al-Hassan earned him many prestigious awards from several countries. He was a distinguished author on the subject of history of science and technology and his books have been translated into many languages. Here a list of his main accomplishments and achievements: Visiting Professor at the Department for the History and Philosophy of Science, University College, London Member of the International Scientific Committee of the UNESCO s project: The Different Aspects of Islamic Culture, and the chief editor of Volume IV: Science and Technology in Islam Visiting Professor at the Department of Middle East and Islamic Studies, University of Toronto Associate of the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto Member of the editorial committee of the Journal of the History of Arabic Science (JHAS) Past member of the Advisory Committee of the United Nations University, Tokyo Corresponding member of the International Academy of the History of Science Corresponding Member of the Iraqi Academy Professor Emeritus of the Institute for the History of Arabic Science (IHAS), University of Aleppo Recipient of the Ordre National de la Légion d'honneur of the French Republic."
