The Commentary of Al-Nayrizi on Book I of Euclid's Elements of Geometry: An Introduction on the Transmission of Euclid's Elements in the Middle Ages ... and Medieval Texts and Contexts, 1) [Hardcover]

Anaritius (Author), Anthony Lo Bello (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2003 | ISBN-10: 0391041924 | ISBN-13: 978-0391041929

For more than two millennia, the Elements of Geometry by the Greek mathematician Euclid of Alexandria (c.300 BCE) was held to be "the supreme example of the exercise of human reason" and "a paradigm of rational certainty". "The Commentary of al-Nayrizi on Book I of Euclid's Elements of Geometry" introduces readers to the transmission of Euclid's Elements from the Middle East to the Latin West in the Mediaeval period and then offers the first English translation of al-Nayrizi's (d.c.922) Arabic commentary on Book I.

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About the Author

Anthony Lo Bello received his Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from Yale University in 1975 under the supervision of S. Kakutani. He is currently Professor of Mathematics at Allegheny College, Meadville Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Humanities Pr (September 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0391041924
• ISBN-13: 978-0391041929
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,490,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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