On Arithmetic and Geometry An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of EPISTLES 1 And 2 |
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| Edited and Translated by:
| El-Bizri, Nader |
| Series title: | Epistles of the Brethren of Purity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-965560-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $99.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the first critical edition of the first and second Epistles of the Brethren Purity--the Rasa 'il--in Arabic with a fully annotated English translation. It presents technical and epistemic analyses of mathematical concepts and their metaphysical bases, and an overview of the mathematical sciences within Islamic intellectual milieu.
This is the first critical edition of the first and second Epistles of the Brethren Purity--the Rasa 'il--in Arabic with a fully annotated English translation. It presents technical and epistemic analyses of mathematical concepts and their metaphysical bases, and an overview of the mathematical sciences within Islamic intellectual milieu.