Gerard of Cremona's Translation of the Commentary of Al-Nayrizi on Book I of Euclid's Elements of Geometry: With an Introductory Account of the ... and Medieval Texts and Contexts, 2) [Hardcover]

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

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Publication Date: October 2003 | ISBN-10: 0391041932 | ISBN-13: 978-0391041936

Anthony Lo Bello's "Gerard of Cremona's Translation of Book I of the Commentary of al-Nayrizi on Euclid's Elements of Geometry" is the first modern translation of Gerard of Cremona's (1114-1187) Latin version of al-Nayrizi's famous Arabic commentary. Lo Bello gives an introductory account of the 22 early extant Arabic manuscripts of the Elements, an annotated English translation of Gerard's translation of al-Nayrizi's commentary, and finally a critical analysis of the idiosyncrasies of Gerard's method of translation.

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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: 192 pages
• Publisher: Humanities Pr (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0391041932
• ISBN-13: 978-0391041936
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,097,326 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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