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02885agm a2200469Ia 4500 001 0C1E7B40F2B111E79A81643B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180106010252 007 vd cvaizu 008 070905p20041999nju026 vleng d 028 42 $a 11418-KS $b Films for the Humanities & Sciences 035 $a (OCoLC)166922381 040 $a UNA $c UNA $d OCLCQ $d TXJ $d NUI $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 050 14 $a DS36.85 $b .E946 2004 245 00 $a Everything under the sun : $b astronomy, mathematics, and Islam / $c un film conçu et eÌcrit par Mahmoud Hussein ; reÌaliseÌ par Philippe Calderon ; une co-production FIT Production, La CinquieÌme, Canal Sur TelevisioÌn. 246 1 $i Added title: $a Embracing all knowledge 246 1 $i Added title: $a Embrasser tous les savoirs 264 1 $a Princeton, N.J. : $b Films for the Humanities & Sciences, $c [2004] 300 $a 1 videodisc (26 min.) : $b sound, color ; $c 4 3/4 in. 340 $a plastic $a plastic $b 4 3/4 in. 490 1 $a Lorsque le monde parlait arabe = When the world spoke Arabic ; $v 8 538 $a DVD. 500 $a Film originally produced in 1999. 511 0 $a Narrated by Paul Barrett. 546 $a Narration in English. Interviews in various languages with English subtitles. 520 $a "Picking up mathematics and astronomy from where the ancient Greeks left off, Arab scholars paved the way for the Copernican revolution and the rebirth of science in Europe. This program reveals the Empire of the Caliphate's role in developing the Indo-Arabic decimal system, algebra, and algorithms and in refining the science of optics and the Ptolemaic model of the solar system. The application of astronomy to sacred ends, such as accurately fixing the time for prayers, the direction of Mecca, and the start of Ramadan, is also considered"--Films for the Humanities & Sciences web site. 650 0 $a Islamic civilization. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026458 650 0 $a Mathematics, Arab $x History. 650 0 $a Astronomy, Arab $x History. 655 7 $a Documentary films. $2 lcgft $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2011026205 655 7 $a DVD (Digital video discs) $2 local 700 1 $a Hussein, Mahmoud. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50030540 700 1 $a Calderon, Philippe. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00077185 710 2 $a FIT Production (Firm) $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97056659 710 2 $a CinquieÌme (Firm) $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98033138 710 2 $a Canal Sur TelevisioÌn (Firm) 710 2 $a Films for the Humanities (Firm) $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80050316 830 0 $a When the world spoke Arabic : the golden age of Arab civilization. 941 $a 1 945 $a dvv 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180106065238.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0C1E7B40F2B111E79A81643B97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search