Aladdin's Lamp: How Greek Science Came to Europe Through the Islamic World

By John Freely

Book Overview

Aladdin's Lamp is the fascinating story of how ancient Greek philosophy and science began in the sixth century B.C. and, during the next millennium, spread across the Greco-Roman world, producing the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030726534X
• ISBN13: 9780307265340
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Vintage Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 1.2" x 5.9"