Arabic Mathematical Sciences: Instruments, Texts and Transmission: 517 (Variorum Collected Studies) - Tapa dura

Lorch, Richard

 
9780860785552: Arabic Mathematical Sciences: Instruments, Texts and Transmission: 517 (Variorum Collected Studies)
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ISBN 10: 0860785556 ISBN 13: 9780860785552
Editorial: Routledge, 1995

Sinopsis

This book deals with the mathematical sciences in medieval Islam, and focuses on three main themes. The first is that of the translation of texts (from Greek into Arabic, then from Arabic into Latin), and close attention is paid to terminology and comparative vocabulary. The other themes are those of the technology of the sphere and of astronomical instruments, which are treated both from the mechanical and mathematical point of view. Several of the articles combine these themes, for instance the study of the self-rotating sphere of al-Khazini (12th century) or that on the transmission of spherical trigonometry to the West. Four articles also contain substantial texts, with translation and commentary.

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Richard Lorch, University of Munich, Germany

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
1995
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0860785556
ISBN 13 
9780860785552
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
368
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