The Commentary of Al-Nayrizi on Books II-IV of Euclid's <i>Elements of Geometry</i> 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 |
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| Author:
| Lo Bello, Anthony |
| Series title: | Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic Tradition Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-17389-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $166.00 |
Book Description:
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The Commentary of al-Nayrizi (circa 920) on Euclid's Elementsoccupies an important place in the history of mathematics and of philosophy. The present work presents an annotated English translation of Books II-IV and of a hitherto lost portion of Book I.
The Commentary of al-Nayrizi (circa 920) on Euclid's Elementsoccupies an important place in the history of mathematics and of philosophy. The present work presents an annotated English translation of Books II-IV and of a hitherto lost portion of Book I.