Ibn al-Haytham's Geometrical Methods and the Philosophy of Mathematics (Record no. 5251)
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| Personal name | Roshdi Rashed |
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| Title | Ibn al-Haytham's Geometrical Methods and the Philosophy of Mathematics |
| Remainder of title | A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics Volume 5 |
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| Edition statement | 1 |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Oxford |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Routledge |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 20170720 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 678 p |
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| Expansion of summary note | This fifth volume of A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics is complemented by four preceding volumes which focused on the main chapters of classical mathematics: infinitesimal geometry, theory of conics and its applications, spherical geometry, mathematical astronomy, etc. This book includes seven main works of Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) and of two of his predecessors, Thābit ibn Qurra and al-Sijzī: The circle, its transformations and its properties; Analysis and synthesis: the founding of analytical art; A new mathematical discipline: the Known s; The geometrisation of place; Analysis and synthesis: examples of the geometry of triangles; Axiomatic method and invention: Thābit ibn Qurra; The idea of an Ars Inveniendi : al-Sijzī. Including extensive commentary from one of the world’s foremost authorities on the subject, this fundamental text is essential reading for historians and mathematicians at the most advanced levels of research. |
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