The Epistle of the Number by Ibn al-Aḥdab: The transmission of Arabic mathematics to Hebrew circles in medieval Sicily

The first edition of The Epistle of the Number, composed in Syracuse, Sicily, at the end of the 14th century. It is the first known Hebrew treatise to include extensive algebraic theories and procedures, exposing novel mathematical vocabulary, and enhancing our understanding of the linguistic mechan...

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1. Verfasser: Wartenberg, Ilana (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press [2015]
Schriftenreihe:Perspectives on Society and Culture
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Zusammenfassung:The first edition of The Epistle of the Number, composed in Syracuse, Sicily, at the end of the 14th century. It is the first known Hebrew treatise to include extensive algebraic theories and procedures, exposing novel mathematical vocabulary, and enhancing our understanding of the linguistic mechanisms which helped create scientific vocabulary in medieval Hebrew
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 10. Jan 2022)
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (488 pages)
ISBN:9781463236540
DOI:10.31826/9781463236540

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