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Al-Khwarizmi : the beginnings of algebra / edited, with translation and commentary, by Roshdi Rashed.

Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Arabic Series: History of science and philosophy in classical IslamPublication details: London : Saqi, c2009.Description: viii, 392 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0863564305 (cased)
  • 9780863564307 (cased)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 509.2 22
LOC classification:
  • QA29.K44 A55 2009
Review: "Al-Khwarizmi's Algebra (Kitab al-Jabr wa-al-muqabala), written around 820, was the first scientific text in history to systematically present algebra as a mathematical discipline that is independent of geometry and arithmetic. Roshdi Rashed has produced the first Arabic critical edition of Al-Khwarizmi's work, containing an annotated translation into English, an introductory essay, and extensive commentaries on the text." "Roshdi Rashed is a leading authority in the history and philosophy of science and mathematics. He is senior director of research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris, and is a former professor at the University of Tokyo."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-392) and indexes.

"Al-Khwarizmi's Algebra (Kitab al-Jabr wa-al-muqabala), written around 820, was the first scientific text in history to systematically present algebra as a mathematical discipline that is independent of geometry and arithmetic. Roshdi Rashed has produced the first Arabic critical edition of Al-Khwarizmi's work, containing an annotated translation into English, an introductory essay, and extensive commentaries on the text." "Roshdi Rashed is a leading authority in the history and philosophy of science and mathematics. He is senior director of research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris, and is a former professor at the University of Tokyo."--BOOK JACKET.

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