Significant figures in human accomplishment over time. Using data from @charlesmurray's great book on the topic. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/282085.Human_Accomplishment …pic.twitter.com/MUTMKxBUEe
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Lost Enlightenment (Starr 2013) intro to Central Asia before this advanced civilization nuked by Mongols.
Thanks. Seems interesting. Will add to my to-read list. :) @EALTurner @pseudoerasmus
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also check out http://scholar.harvard.edu/chaney/publications/religion-and-rise-and-fall-islamic-science … decline of islamic golden age prob. not due to Mongols!
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disagree. Central Asia golden age was nuked by Mongels. Islamic golden age is another location - Iraq.
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Khurasan, Bactria, Sogdiana very important regions for Central Asia. Susiana and Mesopotamia - another place.
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ok ok Prof. Starr! but my tastes run toward thinking pre-Islamic C. Asia (especially under Sassanids) is more underrated !
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there was a lot of human capital in Khurasan region during the Central Asian enlightenment. totally separate from Mid East.
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well Chaney's pre-1500 data seem to agree with your assessment (white circles scientific production, grey=overall book prod)pic.twitter.com/Lw7cIAZwHE
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this chart also identifies Iberia as another, separate center. I love the fact it looks like an earthquake map.
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anyway Chaney presents evidence that scientific decline spreads from East to West
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