1. Muslims - Past and Present
Then during the Abbasid era, House of Wisdom was established in Baghdad, where scholars from different parts of the world translated books into Arabic, Greek, Persian and Indian languages. ... He published his book Book of Optics, where he stated his famous vision theory that every point on the object being viewed emits rays of light that travel to the viewer's eye. ... Moreover, Al-Khwarizmi performed detailed calculations of the positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets. ... This book is considered the greatest book with expanded knowledge of animals and their lives. ... It includes a cle...
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