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In Our Time

Maths in the Early Islamic World

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how mathematicians in the Islamic world, from C8th-C15th, developed new ideas and synthesised ideas from Greek and Indian maths. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Colva Roney-Dougal
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Pormann
Interviewed Guest:
Jim Al-Khalili