Science, Technology and Industry in the Ottoman World: Proceedings of the XXth International Congress of History of Science (Liege, 20-26 July 1997) Vol. VI

Scholarly interest in the scientific activities caried out in various geographical areas of the Ottoman Empire between the 14th and the 20th century yielded a growing number of studies in recent years. The initial findings of these studies led scholars to question the view that Islamic science went into a decline after the 12th century, and to argue that Ottoman science constituted a new episode in Islamic science. The present volume begins with a survey on the Ottomans' transition from the Isla…