Magic Squares in the Tenth Century: Two Arabic Treatises by Anṭākī And Būzjānī

ISBN-13: 9783319848242 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 396 str.

Jacques Sesiano

Recenzje

"The inclusion of the original Arabic texts together with the translations and the accompanying commentary make this book a very valuable source for historians of mathematics." (Shahriar Shahriar, Mathematical Reviews, April, 2018)

Spis treści

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.