‘Abd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (1162-1231) was a major figure in medicine when the Islamic civilization was leading the world in the production of knowledge about…well, everything. Among the many books he wrote in a variety of fields is one titled al-Ifada wal I’tibar fil Umūr al-Mushahada wal Hawadith al-Mu’ayana bi-Arḍi Misr, which in English was boringly […]
