no, this has nothing to do with arabian nights. well there are only 20 listed here: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article350594.ece but you can get more at www.1001inventions.com if your afternoon is not particularly happening.
pretty interesting trivia, if you're into that kind of thing.
the article finally confirms a suspicion held deep inside me that the word 'camera' and the hindi word qamra are somehow related. and now i also know why ethiopian qahwah is actually called that. 'algorithm' comes from al-Khwarizmi and algebra from al-Jabr. banking is really 14 centuries old ? when was the last time you read the word saltpetre ;-) my chemistry teacher would be ashamed of me.
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Camera ! that's one down. There's still the nagging 'market' that I'm sure came from maarukatte but I just can't find anybody else to agree
brotherrr !!!
snifff!
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