Ancient Flier
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A replica of the first person said to have flown with wings displayed at the science museum in central London. The debt owed by European scholars to their Muslim counterparts on everything from water pumps and blood circulation to engineering and map-making was unveiled in a London exhibition on January 21. Pr Salim Al-Hassani, one of the main organisers of "1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World'' hopes to illuminate 1,000 years of neglected science from north Africa to China
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