<!--QuoteBegin-Honsol+Mar 2 2007, 04:13 PM-->QUOTE(Honsol @ Mar 2 2007, 04:13 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Is true that muslims have a golden age of science betwin 700-1100?
[right][snapback]65167[/snapback][/right]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->The Islamic 'Golden Age of Science' got its science from elsewhere:
- It is already well-known what 'islamic contributions' were actually from Ancient Greek sources
- I think I read somewhere that there was some science taken from the Chinese too. But, seeing as I can't back this up, have a pinch of salt ready.
- See Post 89 of Vedic Maths thread, for a brief overview of India's Hindu originals in what is labelled as achievements of 'Islamic Golden Age'.
While islam killed Hindus, it also took credit for much of the Hindu science it took over.
- Scientists in Iran under islamic yoke, were actually Persians (Zoroastrians) working under islamic names:
http://politicalpakistan.blogspot.com/
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->While modern day Muslims glorify the scientific and artistic pinnacles achieved under the Abbasids, few realise that over 75% of the scientists, scholars and artists at the apex of Islamâs historical past were in fact Persians who had embraced Arab/Islamic names.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->It is known that the famous Ferdowsi, who wrote the celebrated Zoroastrianism-centred Shahnameh, was obviously not muslim.
Not everything at the Pakistani's blog ( http://politicalpakistan.blogspot.com/ ) is right, though. For instance, he writes:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Iran has an extremely ancient and proud heritage (much older, for instance, than Indiaâs). Its roots began as early as 728 BC when the Deioces founded the Median kingdom at Ecbatana (modern Hamadan). <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Yes, Iran is ancient. But how does 728 bce make it older than India's roots? <!--emo&:blink:--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' /><!--endemo--> (Also, aren't Iran's Zoroastrian origins much older than that?)
[right][snapback]65167[/snapback][/right]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->The Islamic 'Golden Age of Science' got its science from elsewhere:
- It is already well-known what 'islamic contributions' were actually from Ancient Greek sources
- I think I read somewhere that there was some science taken from the Chinese too. But, seeing as I can't back this up, have a pinch of salt ready.
- See Post 89 of Vedic Maths thread, for a brief overview of India's Hindu originals in what is labelled as achievements of 'Islamic Golden Age'.
While islam killed Hindus, it also took credit for much of the Hindu science it took over.
- Scientists in Iran under islamic yoke, were actually Persians (Zoroastrians) working under islamic names:
http://politicalpakistan.blogspot.com/
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->While modern day Muslims glorify the scientific and artistic pinnacles achieved under the Abbasids, few realise that over 75% of the scientists, scholars and artists at the apex of Islamâs historical past were in fact Persians who had embraced Arab/Islamic names.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->It is known that the famous Ferdowsi, who wrote the celebrated Zoroastrianism-centred Shahnameh, was obviously not muslim.
Not everything at the Pakistani's blog ( http://politicalpakistan.blogspot.com/ ) is right, though. For instance, he writes:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Iran has an extremely ancient and proud heritage (much older, for instance, than Indiaâs). Its roots began as early as 728 BC when the Deioces founded the Median kingdom at Ecbatana (modern Hamadan). <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Yes, Iran is ancient. But how does 728 bce make it older than India's roots? <!--emo&:blink:--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' /><!--endemo--> (Also, aren't Iran's Zoroastrian origins much older than that?)