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Robert of Chester's Redaction of Euclid's "Elements", the So Called Adelard
Robert Of Chester
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Hardback. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 954.
The Latin "Version II", till now attributed to Adelard of Bath, is edited here for the first time. It was the most influential Euclid text in the Latin West in the 12th and 13th centuries. As the large number of manuscripts and the numerous quotations in other scientific and philosophical texts show, it was far better known than the three Euclid translations made from the Arabic in the 12th century (Adelard of Bath, version I; Hermann of Carinthia; Gerard of Cremona). Version II became the basis of later reworkings, in which the enunciations were taken over, but new proofs supplied; ... Read more
The Latin "Version II", till now attributed to Adelard of Bath, is edited here for the first time. It was the most influential Euclid text in the Latin West in the 12th and 13th centuries. As the large number of manuscripts and the numerous quotations in other scientific and philosophical texts show, it was far better known than the three Euclid translations made from the Arabic in the 12th century (Adelard of Bath, version I; Hermann of Carinthia; Gerard of Cremona). Version II became the basis of later reworkings, in which the enunciations were taken over, but new proofs supplied; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
Series
Science Networks. Historical Studies
Number of Pages
430
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783764326586
SKU
V9783764326586
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