History of Science and Technology in Islam  

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Brief Notes

Here, we publish a collection of brief notes on critical issues which might be of interest. Additional topics will be added in due course. Topics addressed so far: 

• Taqi al-Din and the First Steam Turbine

• The Origin of the Suction Pump

• The Crank-Connecting Rod System in a Continuously Rotating Machine

• Flywheel Effect for a Saqiya

• Description of Soap Making

• The Geber Problem: The Origin of Liber Fornacum

• Alcohol and the Distillation of Wine

• Sal Nitri and Sal Petrae In Geber’s Latin Works

• Lazaward (LAJVARD ) And Zaffer Cobalt Oxide In Islamic And Western LLustre Glass And Ceramics