Science in the Islamic Golden Age (1010s)

Name: Science in the Islamic Golden Age (1010s)
Start: 1011
End: 1020

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1011–1020

Scientific activity in the Islamic world continued to flourish in the 1010s, with Persian and Central Asian scholars advancing medicine, astronomy, m…

Timeline

1011–1015Baghdad · IraqDespite the decline of Abbasid central authority, Baghdad remained a major center of Islamic scholarship. Scholars transmitted the Greek-Persian-Indian scientific heritage through commentary, translation, and original works; private patronage and court sponsorship coexisted, forming a transregional scholarly network.
1016–1020Cairo · EgyptIn the later 1010s, al-Biruni made progress in astronomical calculation and geodesy, Ibn al-Haytham completed important chapters of his Book of Optics, and Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine circulated ever more widely. Mathematics, alchemy, and pharmacy also developed in step, as Islamic science reached another peak of its golden age in this decade.

Sources

Science in Medieval Islam — Howard R. Turner (1995)
Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures — Helaine Selin (2008)