Robert of Chester's Latin Translation of the Algebra of Al-Khowarizmi |
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| Author:
| Karpinski, Louis |
| ISBN: | 978-0-472-75151-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1915 |
| Publisher: | University of Michigan Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.95 |
Book Description:
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Focusing on a history of science and mathematics, this title is an English translation of a Latin text that describes the mathematical ideas of Al-Khowarizmi, an Arabic mathematician. At the time of its original publication, the author attempted to use newer phrasing to make this text more readable to the contemporary mathematics student.
Focusing on a history of science and mathematics, this title is an English translation of a Latin text that describes the mathematical ideas of Al-Khowarizmi, an Arabic mathematician. At the time of its original publication, the author attempted to use newer phrasing to make this text more readable to the contemporary mathematics student.