“Mountains have been formed by one [or other] of the causes of the formation of stone, most probably from agglutinative clay which slowly dried and petrified during ages of which we have no record. It seems likely that this habitable world was in former days uninhabitable and, indeed, submerged beneath the ocean. Then, becoming exposed little by little, it petrified in the course of ages.”
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De congelatione et conglutinatione lapidum, being sections of the Kitāb al-shifâ: The Latin and Arabic texts, edited with an English translation of the latter and with critical notes
De congelatione et conglutinatione lapidum is a scholarly publication that brings together Latin and Arabic medical texts from the Kitāb al-shifā. The book offers an English translation of the Arabic sections, allowing for a cross-cultural examination of medical practices. It is enhanced by critical notes that facilitate a deeper understanding of the historical and cultural context of the texts. The volume is intended for researchers and students of medieval medicine and the intersection of Latin and Arabic scholarly traditions. more
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