The Map of Knowledge: The Map of Knowledge: How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found
Violet Moller
- London Pan Macmillan 2019
- 331p.
Moller traces the journey of foundational scientific ideas—Euclid, Galen, Ptolemy—across seven key cities from ancient Alexandria to Renaissance Venice. She narrates how these works were preserved, rediscovered, and transformed, emphasizing medieval Islamic scholarship’s pivotal role .