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Shining light upon light

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Two science histories dissect the transfer of knowledge between the Greco-Islamic and European civilizations, and put right the impression that the flow was one way, explains Yasmin Khan.

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  1. Yasmin Khan is Curator Team Manager at the Science Museum, London SW7 2DD, UK, part of the National Museum of Science and Industry. yasmin.khan@sciencemuseum.org.uk,

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