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Jacques Sesiano - Books IV to VII of Diophantus' Arithmetica - 9781461381761 - V9781461381761
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Books IV to VII of Diophantus' Arithmetica

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Description for Books IV to VII of Diophantus' Arithmetica Paperback. Series: Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 502 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 732.
This edition of Books IV to VII of Diophantus' Arithmetica, which are extant only in a recently discovered Arabic translation, is the outgrowth of a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Brown University Department of the History of Mathematics in May 1975. Early in 1973, my thesis adviser, Gerald Toomer, learned of the existence of this manuscript in A. Gulchln-i Macanl's just-published catalogue of the mathematical manuscripts in the Mashhad Shrine Library, and secured a photographic copy of it. In Sep­ tember 1973, he proposed that the study of it be the subject of my dissertation. Since limitations of time compelled ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
502
Condition
New
Series
Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Number of Pages
502
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461381761
SKU
V9781461381761
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