Arab's Contribution to Botany

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PRESENTER

Farrah Arakji

ORIGINAL CITY 

Dubai

Original Date

November 3, 2018

Description

The presentation starts by understanding what botany is, who advanced it and how and why it became an important study to the Arabs. The purpose is finding out what were the Arabs’ contribution to the field of Botany.

Sources & Future References

  • http://kurdistanica.com/abu-hanifa-ahmad-dinawari/

  • https://www.britannica.com/biography/al-Dinawari

  • http://muslimobserver.com/muslim-scientists-and-thinkers-ahmad-ibn-al-baitar/

  • http://www.muslimheritage.com/article/al-dinawari

  • http://www.muslimheritage.com/article/botany-herbals-and-healing

  • https://islamic-study.org/botany/ https://horticulture.cals.ncsu.edu/online/botany-vs-horticulture/

  • https://www.botany.org/bsa/careers/what_is_botany.php

  • http://www.islamicspain.tv/Arts-and-Science/The-Culture-of-Al-Andalus/Botany.htm

  • Fahd, Toufic (1996). "Botany and agriculture". In Morelon, Régis; Rashed, Roshdi.

  • Encyclopedia of the History of Arabic Science. 3. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-12410-7.

  • Morton, Alan G. (1981). History of Botanical Science: An Account of the Development of Botany from Ancient Times to the Present Day. London: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-508382-3.

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