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1 HISTORY OF SCIENCE, EXPLAINED THE LONG STORY OF KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE Mustafa El Tayeb Sec. General of SNAS, President of the Future University

2 STORY 1 CIVILIZATIONS

3 MESOPOTAMIA Creation of the mathematical astronomy Prediction the position of stars

4 MESOPOTAMIA Ancient Mesopotamian mathematical astronomy recorded ion bricks Predicting positions of the planets Transmitted to Greek, Roman, Sanskrit, Chinese and later to Islamic cultures Mathematics: square root of 2. and what was later called Pythagorean

5 MESOPOTAMIA

6 ANCIENT EGYPT

7 EGYPT

8 GREECE-HELLENISTIC

9 GREECE-HELLENISTIC Geometry of Euclid The work of Aristotle Astronomy, Physics, animals

10 ROMAN CIVILIZATION Laws of Nature in Heaven and on Earth Application of science: Biology in Agriculture Mathematics & geometry in Architecture

11 ROMAN EMPIRE

12 CHINA VARIOUS DYNASTIES China Monumentis printed in1667 Joseph Needham: Science and Civlization in China

13 INDIA MATH ZERO

14 ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION Transformed Every Field of Science and Technology Astronomy Medicine Engineering Science

15 RENAISSANCE Age of Faith and Reason New Knowledge of Plants and Animals Interaction with Islamic Heritage---Renaissance

16 MODERN TIMES Industrial Revolution

17 STORY 1I DISCOVERIES

18 FRANCIS BACON In 1620 Francis Bacon wrote that the Modern science was founded on three major European discoveries, namely Printing Gunpowder The Magnet HE IGNORED THAT ALL THREE CHINESE INVENTIONS

19 STORY OF GUN POWDER Discovered by Chinese alchemists while trying to find a potion for immortality and instead they wound up making an explosion. So the opposite effect came out of the original Idea. Gunpowder consists of potassium nitrate, common charcoal, and sulfur.

20 THE STORY PAPER-MAKING Paper making is one of the inventions by Chinese in 105 A.D. During the Han Empire The Egyptians used paperus Production in 8 th century during Islamic Empire

21 THE STORY OF THE INK The first writing ink was invented in 2500 B. C. by the Egyptians and the Chinese. It is believed that this ink was made by mixing carbon with gum. It was then shaped into sticks and dried, before use it was dipped in water and made ready for writing. Chinese inventor Tien- Lcheu was the one who made the ink by mixing soot from pine trees and lamp oils. Gelatin was also used with this mixture

22 STORY II Compass Astrolabe Ligh Steam engine Electricty etc e

23 STORY 1II SCIENTISTS

24 STORY 1II Euclid Ptolemy others

25 STORY I1 Ibn Al Haitham Avicenna Tusi etc

26 RENAISSANCE Galileo Modern Astronomy Copernicus

27 NICOLAUS COPERNICUS Records of lunar eclipses' in Ancient Babylonia Calendars used in Egypt Length of the year by Hipparchus Model of plans movement based on the work of A-Tousi

28 NICOLAUS COPERNICUS & AL-TUSI AL-RTusi COUPLE

29 GALILEO Galileo the purpose of Scripture is to teach how to go to Heavens not how the heavens go. The Scripture never errs, but its enterpreters do err that what is unclear such as fugeratif language, should be explaine by what is clear such as mathematical illustrations

30 HISTORY OF SCIENCE NEWTON MAXWELL WATSON TESLA PASTEUR

31 HISTORY OF SCIENCE Scientific endeavor is the result of Interaction between and among all of these civilizations

32 HISTORY OF SCIENCE Sciebtific endeavor is the result of Interaction between and among all of these civilizations

33 FUTURE OF SCIENCE revival of scientific coopertation among the countries along the OBOR

34 THE SILK ROAD

35 ONE ROAD ONE BELT

36 ONE ROAD ONE BELT An IBSE Curricula on history of scientific discoveries

37 ONE ROAD ONE BELT One Semester Course for Universities

38 ONE ROAD ONE BELT To succeed: China to seek UNESCO s support An extra-budgetary project For the curricula main partner LAMAP For the course: University of Oklahoma

39 THANK YOU

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