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September 2026

  • Sep 21 The House of Wisdom was a library before it was a legend Libraries
  • Sep 02 Al-Khwarizmi and the book that named algebra Mathematics

August 2026

  • Aug 14 Ibn al-Haytham put the eye in the dark room Mathematics

July 2026

  • Jul 09 The surgeon of Córdoba drew his instruments Medicine

May 2026

  • May 27 Why the Canon of Medicine was taught for six centuries Medicine

March 2026

  • Mar 18 Maragheh: an observatory with a library attached Astronomy

November 2025

  • Nov 04 البيروني يقيس الأرض من قمة جبل Astronomy
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The House of Wisdom was a library before it was a legend
Al-Khwarizmi and the book that named algebra
Ibn al-Haytham put the eye in the dark room
The surgeon of Córdoba drew his instruments

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