1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910254309303321

Autore

Sesiano Jacques

Titolo

Magic Squares in the Tenth Century : Two Arabic Treatises by Anṭākī and Būzjānī / / by Jacques Sesiano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-52114-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VIII, 396 p. 267 illus.)

Collana

Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, , 2196-8810

Disciplina

511.64

Soggetti

Mathematics

History

History of Mathematical Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Tenth-century construction methods -- Introduction -- I. Ordinary Magic Squares -- II. Bordered Magic Squares -- III. Separation by Parity -- IV. Composite Magic Squares -- Part II. Translation -- Editorial Procedure -- Text A -- Text B -- Opuscule on the Magic Square by al-Kharaqī -- Part III. Arabic Texts -- Editorial Procedure -- Text A -- Text B -- Opuscule on the Magic Square by al-Kharaqī -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume contains the texts and translations of two Arabic treatises on magic squares, which are undoubtedly the most important testimonies on the early history of that science. It is divided into the three parts: the first and most extensive is on tenth-century construction methods, the second is the translations of the texts, and the third contains the original Arabic texts, which date back to the tenth century. .