Overview
- Provides text, translation, and critical commentary of Thabit ibn Qurra's version of Euclid's work
- Contains a new interpretation of the original Greek text
- Includes sets of figures for both the text and the translation
Part of the book series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (SHMP)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book provides a critical edition, translation, and study of the version of Euclid’s treatise made by Thābit ibn Qurra, which is the earliest Arabic version that we have in its entirety. This monograph study examines the conceptual differences between the Greek and Arabic versions of the treatise, beginning with a discussion of the concept of "given" as it was developed by Greek mathematicians. This is followed by a short account of the various medieval versions of the text and a discussion of the manuscripts used in this volume. Finally, the Arabic text and an English translation are provided, followed by a critical commentary.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Thābit ibn Qurra’s Restoration of Euclid’s Data
Book Subtitle: Text, Translation, Commentary
Authors: Nathan Sidoli, Yoichi Isahaya
Series Title: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94661-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-94660-3Published: 03 September 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06892-9Published: 12 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-94661-0Published: 22 August 2018
Series ISSN: 2196-8810
Series E-ISSN: 2196-8829
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 368
Number of Illustrations: 226 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, Geometry