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Commentary of al-Nayrizi on Books II-IV of Euclid's Elements of Geometry : With a Translation of That Portion of Book I Missing from MS Leiden Or. 399.1 but Present in the Newly Discovered Qom Manuscript Edited by Rüdiger Arnzen.
Title:
Commentary of al-Nayrizi on Books II-IV of Euclid's Elements of Geometry : With a Translation of That Portion of Book I Missing from MS Leiden Or. 399.1 but Present in the Newly Discovered Qom Manuscript Edited by Rüdiger Arnzen.
Author:
Bello, Anthony Lo.
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9789047444411
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1 online resource (248 pages)
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Ancient Mediterranean and Medieval Texts and Contexts, 8 ; v.v. 8

Ancient Mediterranean and Medieval Texts and Contexts, 8
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. The Portion of Book I of the Elements Missing from MS Leiden 399.1 but Present in MS Qom 5365, according to the Edition of Rüdiger Arnzen -- Lo Bello's Notes -- Chapter Two. The Second Treatise of the Book of Euclid on the Elements -- Besthorn's Notes -- Heiberg's Notes -- Lo Bello's Notes -- Appendix I. The al-Hajjaj Edition of Book II Preserved in MS Persan 169 of the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris -- Appendix II. The al-Hajjaj Edition of Book II Preserved in MS Escorial Ar. 907 -- Chapter Three. The Third Treatise of the Book of Euclid on the Elements -- Besthorn's Notes -- Heiberg's Notes -- Lo Bello's Notes -- Chapter Four. The Fourth Treatise of the Book of Euclid on the Elements -- Besthorn's Notes -- Heiberg's Notes -- Lo Bello's Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
"The Commentary of al-Nayrizi (circa 920) on Euclid's Elements" occupies an important place in the history of mathematics and of philosophy. This work presents an annotated English translation of Books II-IV and of a hitherto lost portion of Book I.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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