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Author Anaritius, -approximately 922

Title The commentary of al-Nayrizi on Books II-IV of Euclid's Elements of Geometry : 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 / by Anthony Lo Bello
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 215 pages) : illustrations
Series Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts
Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic tradition, 1871-188X ; v. 8
Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts
Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic tradition ; v. 8
Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments13; -- Introduction -- Chapter One. The Portion of Book I of the Elements Missing from MS Leiden 399.1 but Present in MS Qom 5365, according to the Edition of R252;diger Arnzen -- Lo Bello's Notes -- Chapter Two. The Second Treatise of the Book of Euclid on the Elements -- Besthorn's Notes -- Heiberg's Notes -- Lo Bello's Notes -- Appendix I. The al-Hajjaj Edition of Book II Preserved in MS Persan 169 of the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris -- Appendix II. The al-Hajjaj Edition of Book II Preserved in MS Escorial Ar. 907 -- Chapter Three. The Third Treatise of the Book of Euclid on the Elements -- Besthorn's Notes -- Heiberg's Notes -- Lo Bello's Notes -- Chapter Four. The Fourth Treatise of the Book of Euclid on the Elements -- Besthorn's Notes -- Heiberg's Notes -- Lo Bello's Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary ""The Commentary of al-Nayrizi (circa 920) on Euclid's Elements"" occupies an important place in the history of mathematics and of philosophy. This work presents an annotated English translation of Books II-IV and of a hitherto lost portion of Book I
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212) and index
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Subject Euclid. Elements. Books 1-4
Euklid von Alexandrien.
SUBJECT Elements (Euclid) fast
Subject Geometry -- Early works to 1800.
Mathematics, Greek.
MATHEMATICS -- Geometry -- General.
Geometry
Mathematics, Greek
Genre/Form Early works
Form Electronic book
Author Lo Bello, Anthony, 1947-
Arnzen, Rüdiger
ISBN 9789047444411
9047444418
9004173897
9789004173897
1282601598
9781282601598
9786612601590
6612601590
Other Titles Sharḥ Kitāb Uqlīdīs. English