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On Nov 7, 2005, at 11:12 PM, shempmcgurk wrote:
In a recent overview I read of how the technology that helped create the great Gothic cathedrals in Europe--the authors point out that the Arabs were great *transmitters* of knowledge and discoveries, but only occasionally the originators. Consider that there was already a great influence from India before the great Arabian "renaissance"--Baghdad was actually designed by Indian architects and Mesopotamia possessed at least one Sanskrit university. There is also a large institute in Britain that focuses on the influence of Chinese scientific innovation on the west. The basic work of this insitution is a huge encyclopedia of these findings. An interesting picture from this emerges which shows that many Arabic innovations are due to the Arabian peninsula's connection to a branch of the Silk road, so that many of the Arabian "innovations" can now be traced to China. Of course the renaissance in this area is also connected to their forays into other areas as conquerors. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
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