“Science and Technology in Islamic Civilization" Conference to Be Held in Baku

An International Symposium on “Science and Technology in Islamic Civilization" will be organized jointly by Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA, Istanbul, Turkey) and Khazar University (Baku, Azerbaijan).

The symposium will be held in Baku on 19-22 February 2015.

 The symposium aims to contribute to studies on the history of civilizations by encouraging objective research on the scientific activity carried out in the Muslim world throughout history and the achievements of scientists of this world in various sciences, thus giving the peak period of “Islamic sciences” its rightful place in the world history of science and, on a broader level, throwing light on a lesser known phase of the evolution of civilizations.
Science in Islam, Astronomy, Geography, Geometry, Physics, Optics, Medicine, Chemistry, Natural sciences, Mechanics, Architectural technology, Navigation and War technology will be discussed in this conference.
Source: IRCICA