The different aspects of Islamic culture: Volume 4: Science and technology in Islam

Al-Hassan A.Y. (ed.). - Paris: UNESCO, 2001. - 527; 726 pp. - Part I: ISBN: 92-3-103830-3; Part II: ISBN: 92-3-103831-1The exact and natural sciences (527 p.)Origins and vitality of Islamic science
Science before Islam.
A note on the late Alexandrian medical curriculum.
Factors behind the rise of Islamic science.
The age of translation and the beginning of the scientific renaissance.
The classification of the sciences.
Transmission of Islamic science to the West.The exact sciences
Mathematics.
Astronomical tables and theory.
Observatories and astronomical instruments.
Astrology.
Mechanics.
Optics.Earth and life sciences
Cosmology.
Geology and mineralogy.
Zoology and veterinary science.
Botany.Technology and applied sciences (726 p.)Agricultural science.
Alchemy, chemistry and chemical technology.
Mining and metallurgy.
Military fires, gunpowder and firearms.
Textiles and other manufacturing industries.
Mechnical technology.
Civil engineering.
Navigation and ship-building.
Military technology.
The Engineers and artisans.Medicine and pharmacy
Medical institutions, education and specialization.
Anatomy, physiology and aetiology.
Clinical diagnosis, fevers and dietetics.
Ostetrics and gynaecology.
History of paediatrics.
Psychiatry and neurology.
Surgery.
Ophthalmology.
Ear, nose and throat diseases.
Dentistry.
Pharmacy and materia medica.Science, medicine and technology after the XVI century
Science in the Ottoman empire.
Science and technology in India.
Science in Iran.