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This is a summary of the 11th century in science and technology.. Illustration by Al-Biruni of different phases of the moon, from Kitab al-Tafhim (in Persian). Al-Biruni is regarded as one of the greatest scholars of 11th century and was well versed in physics, mathematics, astronomy, and natural sciences, and also distinguished himself as a historian, chronologist and linguist.
11th century: Shen Kuo discovers atmospheric refraction and provides the correct explanation of rainbow phenomenon [citation needed] 11th century: Shen Kuo discovers the concepts of true north and magnetic declination. 11th century: Shen Kuo develops the field of geomorphology and natural climate change. 1000: Al-Karaji uses mathematical ...
The following is a list of inventions, discoveries and scientific advancements made in the medieval Islamic world, ... Steel mill: By the 11th century, ...
11th century: Calico was developed in Calicut, India. [ 351 ] 1088: Movable type in Song dynasty China : The first record of a movable type system is in the Dream Pool Essays , which attributes the invention of the movable type to Bi Sheng .
1021 – Ibn al-Haytham (Alhacen) pioneers the experimental scientific method and experimental physics in his Book of Optics, where he devises the first scientific experiments on optics, including the first use of the camera obscura to prove that light travels in straight lines and the first experimental proof that visual perception is caused ...
11th century in biology (1 C) Pages in category "11th century in science" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Aside from many original inventions, the Chinese were also early original pioneers in the discovery of natural phenomena which can be found in the human body, the environment of the world, and the immediate Solar System. They also discovered many concepts in mathematics. The list below contains discoveries which found their origins in China.
c. 16th century BCE – Mesopotamian cosmology has a flat, circular Earth enclosed in a cosmic ocean. [1]c. 15th–11th century BCE – The Rigveda of Hinduism has some cosmological hymns, particularly in the late book 10, notably the Nasadiya Sukta which describes the origin of the universe, originating from the monistic Hiranyagarbha or "Golden Egg".