The commentary of Nayrizi on Books II-IV of Euclid's elements of geometry

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 theattempt to prove Euclid’s Fifth Postulate from the preceding four. Al-Nayriziwas 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. 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

• ISBN: 978-90-04-17389-7
• Editorial: Brill
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 230
• Fecha Publicación: 15/04/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés