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Les "Arithmétiques" de Diophante

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The series is devoted to the study of scientific and philosophical texts from the Classical and the Islamic world handed down in Arabic. Through critical text editions and monographs, it provides access to ancient scientific...
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  • October 30, 2013
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Until recently, only six of thirteen books comprising Diophantus’ Arithmetica were known to us. Four other books in an Arabic translation have been discovered recently. We can now understand the organization of this work and its long-lasting impact on mathematics. The present book offers the first historical and mathematical study of the work as it has survived in ten books.

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Price: $360.00
Pages: 649
Publisher: De Gruyter
Imprint: De Gruyter
Publication Date: October 30, 2013
ISBN: 9783110335934
Format: Hardcover
BISACs: SCIENCE / History, LIT004190 LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical
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R. Rashed und C. Houzel, CNRS, Paris.