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Jim alkhalilis new book, house of wisdom, seeks to convince us that muslim scientists laid the foundations for the scientific and technological. Having seen jim alkhalilis excellent bbc documentary on the same subject science and islam, i was expecting a more indepth analysis on the history of arabic science in this book compared to the documentary. The series is accompanied by the book science and islam. Jim al khalili obe is a theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster.
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