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OverviewDespite its importance in the history of Ancient science, Menelaus’ Spherics is still by and large unknown. This treatise, which lies at the foundation of spherical geometry, is lost in Greek but has been preserved in its Arabic versions. The reader will find here, for the first time edited and translated into English, the essentials of this tradition, namely: a fragment of an early Arabic translation and the first Arabic redaction of the Spherics composed by al-Māhānī /al-Harawī, together with a historical and mathematical study of Menelaus’ treatise. With this book, a new and important part of the Greek and Arabic legacy to the history of mathematics comes to light. This book will be an indispensable acquisition for any reader interested in the history of Ancient geometry and science and, more generally, in Greek and Arabic science and culture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Roshdi Rashed , Athanase PapadopoulosPublisher: De Gruyter Imprint: De Gruyter Volume: 21 Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 1.608kg ISBN: 9783110568233ISBN 10: 3110568233 Pages: 888 Publication Date: 23 October 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: Arabic Table of ContentsReviewsThis is a definitive, monumental work on Menelaus's Spherics. Victor V. Pambuccian in: Zentralblatt fur Mathematik 1400.01002 This is a definitive, monumental work on Menelaus's Spherics. Victor V. Pambuccian in: Zentralblatt fur Mathematik 1400.01002 Author InformationRoshdi Rashed, Université Paris / University of Tokyo; Athanase Papadopoulos, Université de Strasbourg. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |