{"product_id":"sourcebook-in-the-mathematics-of-victor-j-katz-9780691156859","title":"Sourcebook in the Mathematics of Medieval Europe and North Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eMedieval Europe was a meeting place for the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic civilizations, and the fertile intellectual exchange of these cultures can be seen in the mathematical developments of the time. This sourcebook presents original Latin, Hebrew, and Arabic sources of medieval mathematics, and shows their cross-cultural influences. Most of the Hebrew and Arabic sources appear here in translation for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders will discover key mathematical revelations, foundational texts, and sophisticated writings by Latin, Hebrew, and Arabic-speaking mathematicians, including Abner of Burgos's elegant arguments proving results on the conchoid--a curve previously unknown in medieval Europe; Levi ben Gershon's use of mathematical induction in combinatorial proofs; Al-Mu'taman Ibn Hūd's extensive survey of mathematics, which included proofs of Heron's Theorem and Ceva's Theorem; and Muhyī al-Dīn al-Maghribī's interesting proof of Euclid's parallel postulate. The book includes a general introduction, section introductions, footnotes, and references. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSourcebook in the Mathematics of Medieval Europe and North Africa\u003c\/i\u003e will be indispensable to anyone seeking out the important historical sources of premodern mathematics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victor J. Katz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691156859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691156859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.30w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017","brand":"Victor J. Katz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946949804287,"sku":"9780691156859","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d40e1fd7-90b5-425b-ae8a-2e1f52e846d1.jpg?v=1681515868","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sourcebook-in-the-mathematics-of-victor-j-katz-9780691156859","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}