Gregg De Young. « The Ashkāl al-Ta’sīs of al-Samarqandī: A Translation and Study ». Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Arabisch-Islamischen Wissenschaften, 14 (2001), pp. 57-117.
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The paper consists of a discussion of Samarqandī’s treatise on the founding theorems (of either geometry at large or the Elements in particular or some other part of mathematical theory or practice) and its translation into English. Since the text was very influential since its compilation in the 13th century, de Young’s decision to publish it is well founded. It is, however, difficult to understand why he did not include the Arabic text. The historical, mathematical, and logical analysis of ...
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The paper consists of a discussion of Samarqandī’s treatise on the founding theorems (of either geometry at large or the Elements in particular or some other part of mathematical theory or practice) and its translation into English. Since the text was very influential since its compilation in the 13th century, de Young’s decision to publish it is well founded. It is, however, difficult to understand why he did not include the Arabic text. The historical, mathematical, and logical analysis of ...
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