01629cam a2200265 a 450000500170000000800410001701500190005802000230007702000260010004100130012605000230013908200140016224501080017626000280028430000270031249000580033950400680039752006920046560000490115765000220120665000230122865000340125170000200128583000580130520230110150147.0120327s2009    enkm     b   a001 0beng    aGBA9817612bnb  a0863564305 (cased)  a9780863564307 (cased)1 aenghara 4aQA29.K44bA55 200904a509.222200aAl-Khwarizmi :bthe beginnings of algebra /cedited, with translation and commentary, by Roshdi Rashed.  aLondon :bSaqi,cc2009.  aviii, 392 p. ;c25 cm.1 aHistory of science and philosophy in classical Islam.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [385]-392) and indexes.1 a"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.10aKhuwarizmi, Muhammad ibn Musa,dfl. 813-846. 0aAlgebraxHistory. 0aMathematics, Arab. 0aMuslim scientistsvBiography.1 aRashid, Rushdi. 0aHistory of science and philosophy in classical Islam.