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The Power Of Doubt

Faith & Spirituality

TV-14

59

Jan 17, 2009

In the final episode Professor of Physics Jim Al-Khalili becomes a detective, hunting for clues that show how the scientific revolution that took place in the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe had its roots in the earlier world of medieval Islam.

Season 1, 3 episodes

season 1 (3 episodes)

The Language Of Science,

The first program in which physicist, professor Jim Al-Khalili travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia, and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place in the Islamic world between the 8th and 14th centuries.

The Empire of Reason,

In this episode, Professor Jim Al-Khalili travels to Northern Syria, to the backstreets of Damascus, and on to the Nile in Cairo to reveal the astonishing achievements of medieval Islamic scientists.

The Power Of Doubt,

In the final episode Professor of Physics Jim Al-Khalili becomes a detective, hunting for clues that show how the scientific revolution that took place in the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe had its roots in the earlier world of medieval Islam.

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Science & Islam

Faith & Spirituality

TV-14

1

58

A personal journey into an incredible and yet largely forgotten era of scientific endeavor at the heart of the birth of Islam by physics professor and Iraqi, JameelAl-Khalili.

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