Spinoza influenced by Averroism, 158.
Steam engine, invented by Hero and Ctesbius, 150.
Story-telling, cultivated by Moors, 127, influence upon European
literature, 128.
Sublimation, apparatus for, invented by Jews and Moors, 120.
Sulphuric acid, discovered by Jews and Moors, 120.
Sun, its spots noted by Averroes, 118.
Superstition, in Europe during Dark Ages, 23.
Swords, Jews and Moors skilled in their manufacture, 165.
Sylvester II, pope, studies philosophy at Seville, 155.
Synagogue, of Cordova described, 58.
Syntaxes, written by Ptolemy in Alexandria. 150.
T.
TARIK, invades Spain, 55.
Tibbon Ibn, insists upon study of Botany for medical purposes, 109.
Time, computed by Jews and Moors, 118.
Tin, its chemical affinity determined, 120.
Torquemada, the inquisitor, 79; his cruelties, 79; resolves to expel
Jews from Spain, 191; conquers the scruples of Isabella, 196.
Trigonometry, improved by Moors, 116.
Turkey, welcomes exiled Spanish Jews, 212, 218.
U.
USQUE, Samuel, describes the Inquisition 74; suffers death by it, 174.
United States, prosperity of Jews in, 219.
W.
WITCHES, burning of described, 27.
Women, burnt as witches, 27; not permitted by Jews and Moors to worship
with the men, 38, 86.
Worship, among Moors and Jews described, 37, 40, 69.
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