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Published by University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, 1965
Seller: Theologia Books, La Charite sur Loire, France
Book
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. xii, 114pp, b/w plates of Arabic text.
Published by University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, 1965
Seller: Theologia Books, La Charite sur Loire, France
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. xii, 114pp, b/w plates.
Published by University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin, 1965
First Edition
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A publication in the University of Wisconsin 'Medieval Science' series; 40 page introduction followed by photographic copies of the Arabic manuscript, with English translation on the facing page. The tenth and eleventh centuries saw the apogee of Arabic science, and particularly in mathematics this was a fruitful period. From the time of al-Khwarizmi, in the ninth century, a succession of Arabic mathematicians made original contributions to the algorismic development of the fundamental arithmetical operations. Among these was Kushyar ibn Labban, whose Principles of Hindu Reckoning, here translated, is the oldest surviving mathematical text in Arabic using Hindu numerals. Kushyar, a Persian who wrote in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries, was primarily known as an astronomer, but he was influential in mathematics and was the teacher of the well-known algorist al-Nasawi. His Principles of Hindu Reckoning is one of the most important of the Arabic arithmetical treatises. In it Kushyar displays considerable originality, particularly in his grasp of the sexagesimal system, which he discusses in the second half of the text, and in his concept of "marks," both of which were definite steps in the development of exponents. Study of his work and that of other Islamic mathematicians who preceded & followed him suggests that the Arabs were not merely transmitters of other cultures but made significant contributions of their own. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii + 114. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Gilt titles spine. blue cloth. Includes glossary & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Mathematics; Medieval Science; Arabic Mathematics; Arithmetic; India; Medieval 10th to 11th centuries; Science & Technology. Inventory No: 4302. Member of the P.B.F.A.
Published by Madison & Milwaukee: University of Wisconsin Press, 1965., 1965
Seller: Scientia Books, ABAA ILAB, Arlington, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. xiii, 114 pp; illus. Original cloth. Near Fine, in dust jacket. First Edition. Contains Reprint in Facsimile of the Arabic manuscript, with English translation on the facing page.
Madison & Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin Press, 1965. Orig. full cloth. XII,114 pp.