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The Legacy of Ptolemy’s Almagest

Initial Conditions: A Physics History Podcast

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Early Modernity in Europe

When do historians think that the Islamic Golden Age ended? It is often cited to be when Baghdad fell to Mongolian forces in 1238. So we have been talking about the alma just influence in the years 700 to 1500. And in 1500 the story picks up in Europe. This generally describes the 1500s of the 16th century as the beginning of the early modern period.

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