The Book of Healing
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The Book of Healing is a scientific encyclopedia written by the great Persian physician and philosopher Ibn Sina of Persia in the 10th century.
It covers logic, natural sciences, psychology, geometry, astronomy, arithmetic and music.
This book was greatly influenced by the ancient greeks, such as Aristotle and Ptolmey. It is subdivided into smaller categories such as ethics and politics. It came up with the theroy that Venus is closer to Earth than the Sun.
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