Al-Khwarizmi :  the beginnings of algebra / 
edited, with translation and commentary, by Roshdi Rashed. 
 - London :  Saqi,  c2009. 
 - viii, 392 p. ;  25 cm. 
 - History of science and philosophy in classical Islam. .
 - History of science and philosophy in classical Islam. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-392) and indexes. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0863564305 (cased) 9780863564307 (cased) 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA981761  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Khuwarizmi, Muhammad ibn Musa, fl. 813-846. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Algebra--History.<br/>Mathematics, Arab.<br/>Muslim scientists--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA29.K44  / A55 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>509.2