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Introduction to the History of Algebra
Solving Equations from Mesopotamian Times to the Renaissance
Häftad, 2009
790 kr
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'This text should not be viewed as a comprehensive history of algebra before 1600, but as a basic introduction to the types of problems that illustrate the earliest forms of algebra. It would be particularly useful for an instructor who is looking for examples to help enliven a course on elementary …
Books IV to VII of Diophantus' Arithmetica
in the Arabic Translation Attributed to Qustā ibn Lūqā
E-bok, 2012
1785 kr
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This edition of Books IV to VII of Diophantus'' Arithmetica, which are extant only in a recently discovered Arabic translation, is the outgrowth of a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Brown University Department of the History of Mathematics in May 1975. Early in 1973, my thesis adviser, …
Books IV to VII of Diophantus’ Arithmetica
in the Arabic Translation Attributed to Qustā ibn Lūqā
Häftad, 2011
1314 kr
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This edition of Books IV to VII of Diophantus' Arithmetica, which are extant only in a recently discovered Arabic translation, is the outgrowth of a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Brown University Department of the History of Mathematics in May 1975. Early in 1973, my thesis adviser, Gerald …
Mathematical Recreations in the Middle Ages
Häftad, 2024
664 kr
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A whimsical examination of math in the Middle Ages.This book brings together many unusual and entertaining examples of Medieval mathematical exercises. Medieval treatises on arithmetic and algebra frequently include along with the usual commercial and daily life applications, mathematical games, …
Early History of Magic Cubes (1100–1850)
Häftad, 2026
304 kr
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An investigation into the predecessors of the magic cube.Magic cubes are generally considered to have been invented in the second half of the nineteenth century, when the conditions for a cube to be called magic were established: it must display the same sum in each horizontal, vertical, and …
Magic Squares
Their History and Construction from Ancient Times to AD 1600
Inbunden, 2019
878 kr
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The science of magic squares witnessed an important development in the Islamic world during the Middle Ages, with a great variety of construction methods being created and ameliorated. The initial step was the translation, in the ninth century, of an anonymous Greek text containing the description …
Magic Squares
Their History and Construction from Ancient Times to AD 1600
E-bok, 2019
1176 kr
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The science of magic squares witnessed an important development in the Islamic world during the Middle Ages, with a great variety of construction methods being created and ameliorated. The initial step was the translation, in the ninth century, of an anonymous Greek text containing the description …
Magic Squares
Their History and Construction from Ancient Times to AD 1600
Häftad, 2020
667 kr
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The science of magic squares witnessed an important development in the Islamic world during the Middle Ages, with a great variety of construction methods being created and ameliorated. The initial step was the translation, in the ninth century, of an anonymous Greek text containing the description …
Liber Mahameleth
2014
8333 kr
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The Liber mahameleth is a work in Latin written in the mid-12th century based (mainly) on Arabic sources from Islamic Spain. It is now our principal source on mathematics in Islamic Spain at that time; There are few extant Arabic texts and no one is as complete as the LM. It is also the second …
Liber Mahameleth
E-bok, 2014
8954 kr
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The Liber mahameleth is a work in Latin written in the mid-12th century based (mainly) on Arabic sources from Islamic Spain. It is now our principal source on mathematics in Islamic Spain at that time; There are few extant Arabic texts and no one is as complete as the LM. It is also the second …
Liber Mahameleth
2017
8333 kr
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The Liber mahameleth is a work in Latin written in the mid-12th century based (mainly) on Arabic sources from Islamic Spain. It is now our principal source on mathematics in Islamic Spain at that time; There are few extant Arabic texts and no one is as complete as the LM. It is also the second …
Magic Squares in the Tenth Century
Two Arabic Treatises by Anṭākī and Būzjānī
Inbunden, 2017
1554 kr
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This volume contains the texts and translations of two Arabic treatises on magic squares, which are undoubtedly the most important testimonies on the early history of that science. It is divided into the three parts: the first and most extensive is on tenth-century construction methods, the second …
Magic Squares in the Tenth Century
Two Arabic Treatises by Anṭākī and Būzjānī
E-bok, 2017
1746 kr
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This volume contains the texts and translations of two Arabic treatises on magic squares, which are undoubtedly the most important testimonies on the early history of that science. It is divided into the three parts: the first and most extensive is on tenth-century construction methods, the second …
Magic Squares in the Tenth Century
Two Arabic Treatises by Anṭākī and Būzjānī
Häftad, 2018
1419 kr
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This volume contains the texts and translations of two Arabic treatises on magic squares, which are undoubtedly the most important testimonies on the early history of that science. It is divided into the three parts: the first and most extensive is on tenth-century construction methods, the second …
Ancient Greek Treatise on Magic Squares
E-bok, 2020
787 kr
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The recently discovered Arabic translation of an anonymous ancient treatise describing advanced methods for constructing magic squares has improved our knowledge of Greek mathematics considerably. The early tenth-century translator reports that he found two manuscripts of this treatise, for the …
