The essays presented in The History & Philosophy of Islamic Science discuss the principles behind the different sciences cultivated in the Islamic world from the third century of the Islamic era onwards & the place of science in relation to other branches of Islamic learning. In defining what Islamic science means Professor Osman Bakar shows how these sciences are organically related to the fundamental teachings of Islam. Covering all the natural & mathematical sciences The History & Philosophy of Islamic Science illustrates what Islamic science shares with modern science. Professor Osman Bakar also highlights where the Islamic approach to science differs from the secular modern approach.