2 • Ṯābit: Seas and Mountains

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dc.contributor.author	Borroni Massimiliano
dc.title	2 • Ṯābit: Seas and Mountains
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	Chapter 2 focuses on Ṯābit ibn Qurra’s scientific contributions, particularly his works on the salinity of the sea and the benefits of mountains, and the impact of Graeco-Arabic thought. It explores his career, his treatises’ contents, and their significance in environmental and scientific discussions of the era, highlighting competing theories on the role of water in ecosystems.
dc.relation.ispartof	Marco Polo
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2024-03-19
dc.dateAccepted	2024-01-09
dc.dateSubmitted	2023-05-17
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-791-3/2-tabit-seas-and-mountains/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-790-6/002
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dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-791-3
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-790-6
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Chapter 2 focuses on Ṯābit ibn Qurra’s scientific contributions, particularly his works on the salinity of the sea and the benefits of mountains, and the impact of Graeco-Arabic thought. It explores his career, his treatises’ contents, and their significance in environmental and scientific discussions of the era, highlighting competing theories on the role of water in ecosystems.

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March 19, 2024

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Jan. 9, 2024

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May 17, 2023

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