Thank you for confirming that the Middle-East civilisation was bounding ahead
in great leaps (thanks to the leg-up from the Greeks) - - UNTIL - - some
psychopath tried to leap into the sky on his horse. It's been nothing but a
downhill avalanche since then - just look at all of the pitiful Muslims and
their pathetic excuses.
jackie wrote:
> The word "algebra" is named after the Arabic word "al-jabr" from the
> title of the book al-Kitāb al-muḫtaṣar fī ḥisāb al-ğabr wa-l-muqābala,
> meaning The book of Summary Concerning Calculating by Transposition
> and Reduction, a book written by the Persian mathematician Muhammad
> ibn Mūsā al-khwārizmī in 820. The word Al-Jabr means "reunion".
>
> The Hellenistic mathematician Diophantus has traditionally been known
> as "the father of algebra" but debate now exists as to whether or not
> Al-Khwarizmi should take that title.[3]
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebra#History
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> Chemistry / Alchemy
> In the history of science, alchemy (from the Arabic خيمياء al-
> khymiyā' [1])
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy
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>
> Almanac
>
>
> An almanac (also spelled almanack and almanach) is an annual
> publication containing tabular information in a particular field or
> fields often arranged according to the calendar. Astronomical data and
> various statistics are also found in almanacs, such as the times of
> the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full
> tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, lists of all
> types, timelines, and more.
> Contents
> [hide]
>
>
>
> [edit] Etymology
>
> The word "almanac" was borrowed into English from the al-manakh[1].
> The ultimate origin of the word is unknown[2], but both Arabic
> manah[3], "to reckon", and Egyptian almenichiata[4],
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almanac#cite_note-1
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>
> The word alcohol was introduced into the English language circa 1543
> from the Arabic: الغول, "al-ġuḥl".
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol
>
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>
> In chemistry, an alkali (from Arabic: Al-Qaly القلي, القالي ) is a
> basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal element.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkali
>
> kanga
>
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