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The Development of Mathematics in Medieval Europe. The Arabs, Euclid, Regiomontanus.
Menso Folkerts
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Description for The Development of Mathematics in Medieval Europe. The Arabs, Euclid, Regiomontanus.
hardcover. Complements the previous collection of articles by the author, "Essays on Early Medieval Mathematics", and deals with the development of mathematics in Europe from the 12th century to about 1500. Including the discoveries of Johannes Regiomontanus in trigonometry and algebra, this book cover the knowledge and application of Euclid's "Elements". Series: Variorum Collected Studies. Num Pages: 354 pages, Includes 7 b&w figures. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
The Development of Mathematics in Medieval Europe complements the previous collection of articles by Menso Folkerts, Essays on Early Medieval Mathematics, and deals with the development of mathematics in Europe from the 12th century to about 1500. In the 12th century European learning was greatly transformed by translations from Arabic into Latin. Such translations in the field of mathematics and their influence are here described and analysed, notably al-Khwarizmi's "Arithmetic" -- through which Europe became acquainted with the Hindu-Arabic numerals -- and Euclid's "Elements". Five articles are dedicated to Johannes Regiomontanus, perhaps the most original mathematician of the 15th century, ... Read more
The Development of Mathematics in Medieval Europe complements the previous collection of articles by Menso Folkerts, Essays on Early Medieval Mathematics, and deals with the development of mathematics in Europe from the 12th century to about 1500. In the 12th century European learning was greatly transformed by translations from Arabic into Latin. Such translations in the field of mathematics and their influence are here described and analysed, notably al-Khwarizmi's "Arithmetic" -- through which Europe became acquainted with the Hindu-Arabic numerals -- and Euclid's "Elements". Five articles are dedicated to Johannes Regiomontanus, perhaps the most original mathematician of the 15th century, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
Series
Variorum Collected Studies
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780860789574
SKU
V9780860789574
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About Menso Folkerts
Menso Folkerts is Professor of the History of Science at the University of Munich, Germany, and the author of a second collection in the Variorum series: Essays on Early Medieval Mathematics.
Reviews for The Development of Mathematics in Medieval Europe. The Arabs, Euclid, Regiomontanus.
’Few scholars, if any, know more than Folkerts about medieval Latin mathematical manuscripts... whoever is interested in medieval Latin mathematics can therefore learn from this book... Summing up, Folkert's description of 15th-century German algebra is certainly indispensable for any further discussion of the topic in that it lists all known important and several [...] minor manuscript sources and points to ... Read more