The Commentary of al-Nayrizi on Books II-IV of Euclid's Elements of Geometry (Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic Tradition)
Anthony Lo Bello
"The Commentary of al-Nayrizi (circa 920) on Euclid's Elements of Geometry" occupies an important place both in the history of mathematics and of philosophy, particularly Islamic philosophy. It is a compilation of original work by al-Nayrizi and of translations and commentaries made by others, such as Heron. It is the most influential Arabic mathematical manuscript in existence and a principle vehicle whereby mathematics was reborn in the Latin West. Furthermore, the Commentary on Euclid by the Platonic philosopher Simplicius, entirely reproduced by al-Nayrizi, and nowhere else extant, is essential to the study of the attempt to prove Euclid's Fifth Postulate from the preceding four. "Al-Nayrizi" was one of the two main sources from which Albertus Magnus (1193-1280), the Doctor Universalis, learned mathematics. This work presents an annotated English translation of Books II-IV and of a hitherto lost portion of Book I.
Tahun:
2009
Edisi:
annotated edition
Penerbit:
Brill
Bahasa:
english
Halaman:
249
ISBN 10:
9004173897
Fail:
PDF, 1.33 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2009