Review of Miri Shefer-Mossensohn. Science among the Ottomans: The Cultural Creation and Exchange of Knowledge. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2015. H-Net Review. H-Sci-Med-Tech. July, 2017. (original) (raw)

The review evaluates Miri Shefer-Mossensohn's book "Science among the Ottomans: The Cultural Creation and Exchange of Knowledge," highlighting its timely synthesis of Ottoman science scholarship against traditional narratives of decline. It discusses the book's thematic organization, which explores how various factors shaped an 'Ottoman' science, though it notes a lack of technical detail in some critical areas. The review appreciates the book's accessibility for students and its potential to foster further discussion in the field.