Science and Islam Episode guide

  1. The Power of Doubt

    3/3 How Islamic scientific ideas permeated into the West in the 16th and 17th centuries.

    First broadcast: 19 Jan 2009

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  2. The Empire of Reason

    2/3 A look at how Egyptian physicist Ibn al-Haytham helped establish the science of optics.

    First broadcast: 12 Jan 2009

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  3. The Language of Science

    1/3 How the Islamic world increased scientific knowledge between the 8th and 14th centuries.

    First broadcast: 05 Jan 2009

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