Samar Attar, The Vital Roots of European Enlightenment: Ibn Tufayl’s Influence on Modern Western Thought, Lexington Books, ISBN 0-7391-1989-3.“Avempace, Projectile Motion, and Impetus Theory”. “An Analysis of the Historical Development of Ideas About Motion and its Implications for Teaching”. Seyyed Hossain Nasr, Science and Civilization in Islam (ABC International Group, Inc.The Islamic Intellectual Tradition in Persia. Shlomo Pines, Studies in Arabic Versions of Greek Texts and in Mediaeval Science.Michael Hamilton Morgan, Lost History : The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers and Artists (Washington D.C.: National Geographic, june 2008) p: 104.al-Khalili, “ Science and Islam ” on BBC Four, (Oxford Scientific Films), 2009. Perhaps they fell from the great minds of Muslim scientists before him. So, perhaps, Newton’s ideas didn’t fall from an apple tree after all. It was translated into English by Richard Russell, and appeared in three other versions, one of which was Willam Starkey’s Secrets Reveal’d, the one which Newton owned. A book called Summa Perfectionis was based on the Arabic work Kitab al-Mulk, from the Jabirian Corpus. And, he didn’t only practice alchemy, he read Jabir’s book and was influenced by it. Many people in fact, get shocked when they find out that Sir Isaac Newton also practiced alchemy. Jabir ibn Hayyan didn’t try to create gold out of silly stuff without a system rather his process was more scientific and experimental. Many laugh at Jabir ibn Hayyan for his alchemy, considering it irrational. Isaac Newton even kept a copy of Ibn al-Haytham’s magnum opus, Kitab al-Manazir in his personal library. The talented man he was, Ibn al-Haytham’s name is frequent. Ibn Tufail’s influence is seen in other philosophers, scientists, and fiction authors of the time too. It is known that both the Latin and English translations of the book by Edward Pococke and Simon Ockley were available at Isaac Newton’s time. In his writings, there are clear marks of influence from Ibn Tufail’s philosophical romance Hayy ibn Yaqzan (Alive Son of Awaken).
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