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The Impact of Arab Alchemy upon Western thought - Paul Ferguson - 11-22-2025
What Impact did Islamic Studies of Alchemy and Astrology have upon Western thought
By Kent B Huzen
A basic but, fundamental change in Europe in the 12th Century was the rise of a new form of learning that included astrology and alchemy. The focus of this seminar is on the 10th and 13th century which marked a period of remarkable intellectual achievements in Dar al-Islam, which some historians have termed the “Golden Ages”, which would, during this era, be transmitted throughout much of the Western world. Kieckhefer identifies two key factors which transformed European intellectual life in the later middle ages, the first of which was the development of universities out of the earlier cathedral schools and the importation of Arabic learning, including the transmission of Aristotelian philosophy and science from Arabic culture. Both these developments are inextricably linked to the superior intellectual and cultural traditions that had developed in the Islamic empire since its expansion."
https://www.academia.edu/40417488/What_Impact_did_Islamic_Studies_of_Alchemy_and_Astrology_have_upon_Western_thought