The early Fellows of the Royal Society were keenly aware of the rich scholarly tradition of the Arab and Muslim world. They took every opportunity to read and discuss the works of the Arab and Persian astronomers, physicians and mathematicians and they valued the knowledge shared by ambassadors from Morocco and the kingdom of Tripoli.
This exhibition explores the Arabick roots of knowledge, which were significant at the founding period of the Royal Society. We use the 17th century spelling of the word 'Arabic' that was often used to refer to languages that uses the Arabic type such as Arabic and Persian.