Magic Squares in the Tenth Century

Two Arabic Treatises by Anṭākī and Būzjānī

Jacques Sesiano (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

VIII, 396 Seiten

2017 | 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-52113-8 (ISBN)

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This volume contains the texts and translations of two Arabic treatises on magic squares, which are undoubtedly the most important testimonies on the early history of that science. It is divided into the three parts: the first and most extensive is on tenth-century construction methods, the second is the translations of the texts, and the third contains the original Arabic texts, which date back to the tenth century.

Part I. Tenth-century construction methods.- Introduction.- I. Ordinary Magic Squares.- II. Bordered Magic Squares.- III. Separation by Parity.- IV. Composite Magic Squares.- Part II. Translation.- Editorial Procedure.- Text A.- Text B.- Opuscule on the Magic Square by al-Kharaqi.- Part III. Arabic Texts.- Editorial Procedure.- Text A.- Text B.- Opuscule on the Magic Square by al-Kharaqi.- Bibliography.- Index.

"The inclusion of the original Arabic texts together with the translations and the accompanying commentary make this book a very valuable source for historians of mathematics." (Shahriar Shahriar, Mathematical Reviews, April, 2018)

“The inclusion of the original Arabic texts together with the translations and the accompanying commentary make this book a very valuable source for historians of mathematics.” (Shahriar Shahriar, Mathematical Reviews, April, 2018)

Erscheinungsdatum	12.04.2017
Reihe/Serie	Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Zusatzinfo	VIII, 396 p. 267 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
Schlagworte	Al-Kharaqi • Al-Kharaqī • even-order bordered squares • History of mathematical sciences • History of Mathematics • Mathematics • mathematics and statistics • Nicomachos • odd-order squares • subsquares
ISBN-10	3-319-52113-6 / 3319521136
ISBN-13	978-3-319-52113-8 / 9783319521138
Zustand	Neuware