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The Development of Mathematics in Medieval Europe - The Arabs, Euclid, Regiomontanus (Hardcover, New Ed)
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The Development of Mathematics in Medieval Europe - The Arabs, Euclid, Regiomontanus (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Variorum Collected Studies
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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, and to
his discoveries in trigonometry, algebra and other fields. The
knowledge and application of Euclid's "Elements" in 13th- and
15th-century Italy are discussed in three studies, while the last
article treats the development of algebra in South Germany around
1500, where much of the modern symbolism used in algebra was
developed.
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