Menelaus' Spherics. Early Translation and al-Mahani/al-Harawi's Version

Par : Roshdi Rashed, Athanase Papadopoulos
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  • Nombre de pages873
  • PrésentationRelié
  • FormatGrand Format
  • Poids1.585 kg
  • Dimensions17,7 cm × 24,4 cm × 5,2 cm
  • ISBN978-3-11-056823-3
  • EAN9783110568233
  • Date de parution01/10/2017
  • CollectionScientia graeco-arabica
  • ÉditeurDe Gruyter

Résumé

Menelaus' Spherics is at the foundation of spherical geometry. Before the Greek original was lost, this treatise was translated several times into Arabic. This book contains the editio princeps and the first translation of two texts : a fragment of an early Arabic translation, and the first Arabic version of the Spherics written by al-Mahani /al-Harawi. It also includes a historical and mathematical study of Menelaus' treatise.
Menelaus' Spherics is at the foundation of spherical geometry. Before the Greek original was lost, this treatise was translated several times into Arabic. This book contains the editio princeps and the first translation of two texts : a fragment of an early Arabic translation, and the first Arabic version of the Spherics written by al-Mahani /al-Harawi. It also includes a historical and mathematical study of Menelaus' treatise.