“Two of the most famous Baghdadi scholars, the philosopher Al-Kindi and the mathematician Al-Khawarizmi, were certainly the most influential in transmitting Hindu numerals to the Muslim world. Both wrote books on the subject during al-Ma'mun's reign, and it was their… — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image
“One cannot, therefore, understand Arabic science without considering the extent to which Islam influenced scientific and philosophical thought. Arabic science was, throughout its golden… — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image
“His (Islamic astronomer al-Farghani) legacy also endures through the Italian writer and poet Dante (1265-1321), who derived most of the astronomical knowledge he included… — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image
I find it more comfortable to say I'm an atheist, and for that I probably have someone like Dawkins to thank. — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image
“Many historians regard him [Offa] as the most powerful Anglo-Saxon king before Alfred the Great. In the 780s he extended his power over most… — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image
“I suspect that if aliens did come to Earth, it would be as researchers: biologists, anthropologists, linguists, keen to understand the peculiar workings of… — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image
I shall mention in passing just one example of a gift from the Arabs that I for one am rather grateful for: coffee --… — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image
The difference between my beliefs and having a religious faith is that I am prepared to change my views in light of new evidence,… — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image
“By the time of the arrival of Islam in the early seventeenth century CE, what we now call the Middle East was divided between… — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image
However far apart we pull two entagled particles, they remain 'connected' through their common wavelength function. Their fates remain intertwined until a measurement is… — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image
“For the early scholars of Islam, there would have been no conflict between religion and science. The early thinkers were quite clear abou their… — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image
“It is a fact of life that oversimplified accounts of the development of science are often necessary in its teaching. Most scientific progress is… — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image
As the son of a Protestant Christian mother and a Shia Muslim father, I have nevertheless ended up without a religious bone in my… — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image
![“Many historians regard him [Offa] as the most powerful Anglo-Saxon king before Alfred the Great. In the 780s he extended his power over most of Southern England. One of the most remarkable extantfrom King Offa's reign is a gold coin that is kept in the British Museum. On one side, it carries the…” quote by Jim Al-Khalili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/342/jim-al-khalili-25557_british-museum_many-historians-regard-him-offa-as-the-m_413618.jpg)
