TY  - DATA
AU  - Serageldin,Ismail
ED  - Bibliotheque Alexandrie
TI  - 50 centuries of Science: Ancient Wisdom
T2  - HORZONS : Exploration in Science Old and New
PY  - 2012///-
CY  - Alexandria
PB  - Bibliotheque Alexandrie
KW  - Antiquities
KW  - Documentary films
KW  - Excavations (Archaeology)
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Cairo in 19th century
KW  - History of Science in Europe
KW  - Muslim scholars
N1  - 50 centuries of science: This is the story of science in Egypt . it is the story of 50 centuries of science embracing astronomy. Mathematics. Engineering, medicine and many other fields, including the development of modern empirical methods a thousand years ago, centuries before the European Renaissance. And  how, after a perod of stagnation, egypt is re-igniting its talents to join in the 21st century enterprise of global knowledge; Ancient wisdom: some 5000 years ago, Imhotep became the first name recorded for his contributions to knowledge. When Alexander the great came to Egypt some 2700 years later, Egyptians had already made massive contributions to writing, mathematics, medicine, engineering, astronomy and the calendar. This is the story of that ancient wisdom which preceded the golden age of Greece by centuries; Explorations in science old and new: A TV series of 25-minute episodes prepared and presented by small serageldin (Available in Arabic and English); There is a copy of it in Arabic; All General
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