Magic Squares in the Tenth Century : Two Arabic Treatises by Anṭākī and Būzjānī / by Jacques Sesiano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sesiano, Jacques., Author.

Series:

Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 2196-8810

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics.

History.

History of Mathematical Sciences.

Local Subjects:

History of Mathematical Sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VIII, 396 p. 267 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

Summary:

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. .

Contents:

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-Kharaqī

Part III. Arabic Texts

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-319-52114-4