1037 Deaths: Avicenna

What's so special about Avicenna? In this new, compelling book from author Antonette Wiley, find out more about Avicenna ... Ab?? ??Al?? al-???usayn ibn ??Abd All??h ibn S??n??, commonly known as Ibn S??n?? or by his Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, who wrote almost 450 treatises on a wide range of subjects, of which around 240 have survived. In particular, 150 of his surviving treatises concentrate on philosophy and 40 of them concentrate on medicine. His most famous works are The Book of Healing, a vast philosophical and scientific encyclopaedia, and The Canon of Medicine, which was a standard medical text at many medieval universities. The Canon of Medicine was used as a text-book in the universities of Montpellier and Leuven as late as 1650. Ibn S??n??'s Canon of Medicine provides a complete system of medicine according to the principles of Galen. His corpus also includes writing on philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, geology, psychology, Islamic theology, logic, mathematics, physics, as well as poetry. He is regarded as the most famous and influential polymath of the Islamic Golden Age. So, what seperates this book from the rest? A comprehensive narrative of Avicenna, this book gives a full understanding of the subject. A brief guide of subject areas covered in "1037 Deaths - Avicenna" include - - Avicenna - The Canon of Medicine - Unani medicine - The Book of Healing Find out more of this subject, it's intricacies and it's nuances. Discover more about it's importance. Develop a level of understanding required to comprehend this fascinating concept. Author Antonette Wiley has worked hard researching and compiling this fundamental work, and is proud to bring you "1037 Deaths - Avicenna" ... Read this book today ...