01823cam a2200313 a 4500 20230110150147.0 120327s2009 enkm b a001 0beng GBA981761 bnb 0863564305 (cased) 9780863564307 (cased) eng ara QA29.K44 A55 2009 509.2 22 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. 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. Khuwarizmi, Muhammad ibn Musa, fl. 813-846. Algebra History. Mathematics, Arab. Muslim scientists Biography. Rashid, Rushdi. History of science and philosophy in classical Islam. lcc 59676 59676 0 0 lcc 0 0 AJMM AJM AJM 2023-01-10 0 0284946 2023-01-10 00:00:00 1 2023-01-10 BK VIRTUAITEM