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'Arabic in Britain': the Royal Society, Arab and Islamic astronomy, and the Arabic language

 

  • 05 October 2007, 13:00 - 14:00
Add to Calendar 10/05/07 01:00 PM 10/05/07 02:00 PM United Kingdom (GMT) 'Arabic in Britain': the Royal Society, Arab and Islamic astronomy, and the Arabic language <p>Public lecture by Dr Rim Turkmani, Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow, Imperial College London</p> The Royal Society, London, SW1Y 5AG
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Dr Rim Turkmani, Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow, Imperial College London
 

By the Society's foundation in 1660, Britain had become the European centre for the study of Arabic, the key to unlocking the influx of knowledge from the Arab and Islamic world. This talk, with a focus on astronomy, will examine this interest in Arabic, highlighting the Arabic books and manuscripts in the Society's Library.