Thābit ibn Qurra's Restoration of Euclid's Data Text, Translation, Commentary /

• Main Authors: Sidoli, Nathan (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Isahaya, Yoichi (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
• Subjects: Mathematics.; History.; Geometry.; History of Mathematical Sciences.
• Physical Description: XI, 368 p. 226 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319946610
• ISSN: 2196-8810
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-94661-0

This book provides a critical edition, translation, and study of the version of Euclid's treatise made by Thābit ibn Qurra, which is the earliest Arabic version that we have in its entirety. This monograph study examines the conceptual differences between the Greek and Arabic versions of the treatise, beginning with a discussion of the concept of "given" as it was developed by Greek mathematicians. This is followed by a short account of the various medieval versions of the text and a discussion of the manuscripts used in this volume. Finally, the Arabic text and an English translation are provided, followed by a critical commentary.