Programme
(Saturday 18 March)
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9.30 – 10.00 |
Arrival
and registration |
10.00 – 10.10 |
Opening
Words |
10.10 – 11.30 |
SESSION
I Introduction on the Historiography
of Science Chair: Mr Peter Fell |
Speakers: |
|
Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu |
"An
Overview of Ottoman Scientific Literature" |
Prof. William Shea |
"Enlarging our Historiography" |
Prof. Charles Burnett |
"Arabica
Veritas: Europeans' Search for "Truth" in
Islamic culture in the Middle Ages" |
Discussion |
|
11.30 -12.00 |
Coffee
Break |
12.00 – 13.00 |
SESSION
II Astronomy and Maths in Islamic
Heritage Chair: Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu |
Speakers: |
|
Prof. George Saliba: |
"The
Pervasive Use of Arabic / Islamic Sources in Renaissance Europe and
Thereafter"
|
Prof. David King |
"Science
in the Service of Islam" |
Discussion |
|
13.00 -14.00 |
Lunch |
14.00 – 15.40 |
SESSION
III Optics and Vision in Islamic
Heritage Chair: Dr Anne-Maria Brennan |
Speakers: |
|
Prof. Mohamed El-Gomati |
"From Ibn
al-Haytham to Ahmed Zewail:
A Millennium of Contributions to Imaging Devices" |
Prof. Siegfried Zielinski |
"Ibn al-Haytham's Concept of
Vision - A Media Archaeological Approach"
|
Prof.
Charles M. Falco |
"Ibn al-Haytham and His
Influence on Post-Medieval Western Culture"
|
Dr. Saira Malik |
"Kamal
al-Din al-Farisi on (the) Optics: In the Footsteps
of al-Hasan Ibn al-Haytham?"
|
Discussion |
|
15.40 -16.00 |
Coffee
Break |
16.00 – 17.40 |
SESSION
IV Engineering and Instruments in
Islamic Heritage Chair: Mr Sharaf Yamani |
Speakers: |
|
Prof. Salim Al-Hassani |
"An
Introduction on Automatic Machines in Muslim Civilisation" |
Prof.
Andrea Bernardoni |
"Traces
and Connection with Muslim Scientific Heritage in Leonardo Da Vinci
Manuscripts" |
Prof. Julio Samso |
"Dunash ibn Tamim
and the Armillary Sphere" |
Prof. Glen Cooper |
"Astrolabes
and Zijes as Tools of Education and the
Transmission of Scientific Knowledge from Islamic Civilization" |
Discussion |
|
17.40 – 18.40 |
SESSION
V Science Heritage in Action Chair: Prof. William
Shea |
Speakers: |
|
Prof. Karen Pinto |
"Teaching
Islamic Technology to American Undergraduates: The Importance of 1001
Inventions as a Means to Dispel Islamophobia" |
Mr Ahmed Salim |
"Opportunities and
Challenges for the Global Promotion of Science Heritage – the 1001
Inventions Experience" |
Discussion
and Recommendations |
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Close |