The commentary of al-Nayrizi on Books II-IV of Euclid's Elements of Geometry : with a translation of that portion of Book I missing from ms Leiden or. 399.1 but present in the newly discovered Qom manuscript edited by Rudiger Arnzen / by Anthony Lo Bello.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anaritius, -approximately 922.

Contributor:

Lo Bello, Anthony, 1947-

Arnzen, Rüdiger.

Series:

Medieval philosophy, mathematics, and science.

Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic tradition ; v. 8.

Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts

Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic tradition, 1871-188X ; v. 8

Standardized Title:

Sharḥ Kitāb Uqlīdīs. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geometry--Early works to 1800.

Geometry.

Mathematics, Greek.

Euclid. Elements--Books 1-4.

Euclid.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Commentary of al-Nayrizi (circa 920) on Euclid’s Elements of Geometry occupies an important place both in the history of mathematics and of philosophy, particularly Islamic philosophy. It is a compilation of original work by al-Nayrizi and of translations and commentaries made by others, such as Heron. It is the most influential Arabic mathematical manuscript in existence and a principle vehicle whereby mathematics was reborn in the Latin West. Furthermore, the Commentary on Euclid by the Platonic philosopher Simplicius, entirely reproduced by al-Nayrizi, and nowhere else extant, is essential to the study of the attempt to prove Euclid’s Fifth Postulate from the preceding four. Al-Nayrizi was one of the two main sources from which Albertus Magnus (1193-1280), the Doctor Universalis, learned mathematics. This work presents an annotated English translation of Books II-IV and of a hitherto lost portion of Book I.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / A. Lo Bello

Chapter One. The Portion Of Book I Of The Elements Missing From Ms Leiden 399.1 But Present In Ms Qom 5365, According To The Edition Of Rüdiger Arnzen / A. Lo Bello

Chapter Two. The Second Treatise Of The Book Of Euclid On The Elements / A. Lo Bello

Chapter Three. The Third Treatise Of The Book Of Euclid On The Elements / A. Lo Bello

Chapter Four. The Fourth Treatise Of The Book Of Euclid On The Elements / A. Lo Bello

Bibliography / A. Lo Bello.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-212) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-60159-8

9786612601590

90-474-4441-8

OCLC:

593341981

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004173897.i-218 DOI