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“For although there is not a single aspect of European growth in which the decisive influence of Islamic culture is not traceable, nowhere is it so clear and momentous as in the genesis of that power which constitutes the permanent distinctive force of the modern world, and the supreme source of its victory, natural science and the scientific spirit.”

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Robert Briffault
Robert Briffault

Robert Briffault (1876-1948) was an outstanding surgeon whose contributions to the field of medicine, particularly in anatomy and physiology, were significant. His work had a profound impact on the development of modern medicine. more

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