SCIENCE EXHIBITION: ARABICK ROOTS
Organisation: The Royal Society
Time: 09 June 2011 10:00am - 11 November 2011 5:00pm
Place: The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1
The Royal Society Presents:
Arabick Roots
The ‘Arabick’ roots of knowledge were significant at the founding period of the Royal Society. English philosophers showed continued appreciation for the classical science of the Arabic and Islamic worlds and interest in its living knowledge; they used both as sources for their research.
This exhibition highlights the ways in which early Fellows of the Royal Society, such as Edmond Halley and Robert Boyle, used the work of Arabic and Islamic scholars as a basis for their research. Many of the items on display are drawn from the library and archives of the Royal Society, and have not previously been on public display.
Find out more about the artefacts in the Arabick Roots exhibition.
9 June to 11 November 2011
The Royal Society
6-9 Carlton House Terrace
London
SW1Y 5AG
FREE EXHIBITION
The exhibition will open to the public during the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition, 5-10 July.
There will be further opportunities to visit the exhibition on free guided tours during June to November 2011. Visits must be booked in advance.
Places are limited and advance booking is necessary - please phone Felicity Henderson on 020 7451 2597. Please allow 30-60 minutes for your visit.
The exhibition has been generously supported by the Qatar Foundation. Exhibition curator Rim Turkmani is funded by the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation. Exhibition design by Cultural Innovations.
Image above: Portrait of Mohammed Ben Ali Abgali by Enoch Seeman, c. 1726 (larger version). Abgali was Moroccan Ambassador to London from 1725 to 1727.