Ideas & Culture · 830 · Turning point
Islamic Golden Age
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The House of Wisdom in Baghdad became the world's preeminent intellectual center, transmitting Greek philosophy, mathematics, and optics while developing new theories of light and vision. This knowledge returned to Europe through Spain and Sicily, providing the optical and geometric foundations for Renaissance perspective.
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