Thābit ibn Qurra’s Restoration of Euclid’s Data
Subtitle: Text, Translation, Commentary
By: by Nathan Sidoli, Yoichi Isahaya
Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Publisher: Springer International Publishing; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Cham
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 375
Subjects: Mathematics; History; Geometry
Description: 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.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Text and Translation; title: Commentary; title: Concordance of Proposition Numbers; title: Critical Glossary; title: Bibliography; title: Indexes.