Islam's forgotten contributions to medical science

Ingrid Hehmeyer · Aliya Aziz Khan

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The transmission of medical knowledge can be traced to some of the earliest writings in human history. Yet a particularly fruitful period for advancement in medical science emerged with the rise of Islam. For the most part, Western scholarship belittles the contribution of the physicians of the

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1972Albucasis on Surgery and Instruments 1977Islamic Science: An Illustrated Study 1995Attitudes Toward Dissection in Medieval Islam 2001Europe and Islam 1984Medieval medical miniatures

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