Sourcebook in the Mathematics of Medieval Europe and North Africa
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Sourcebook in the Mathematics of Medieval Europe and North Africa
By (Author) Victor J. Katz
Edited by Menso Folkerts
Edited by Barnabas Hughes
Edited by Roi Wagner
Edited by J. Lennart Berggren
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
9th January 2017
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Philosophy of mathematics
History of science
History
510.9
Physical Properties
Hardback
592
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
1361g
Description
Medieval Europe was a meeting place for the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic civilizations, and the fertile intellectual exchange of these cultures can be seen in the mathematical developments of the time. This sourcebook presents original Latin, Hebrew, and Arabic sources of medieval mathematics, and shows their cross-cultural influences. Most of th
Reviews
"An equal to its companion volume, The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam: A Sourcebook this scholarly effort fills a noticeable void... Any individual who enjoys mathematics will learn a great amount about mathematical history in a context that is often not discussed or covered."--Choice "[A] very deep and detailed dive into the mathematics of the medieval era."--Charles Ashbacher, MAA Reviews
Author Bio
Victor J. Katz is professor of mathematics emeritus at the University of the District of Columbia. Menso Folkerts is professor emeritus of the history of science at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Barnabas Hughes is professor emeritus of secondary education at California State University, Northridge. Roi Wagner is a research fellow at the Minerva Humanities Center at Tel Aviv University. J. Lennart Berggren is professor emeritus of the history of mathematics at Simon Fraser University in Canada.
