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Title
Magic squares in the tenth century : two Arabic treatises by Anṭākī and Būzjānī / Jacques Sesiano.
ISBN
9783319521145 (electronic book)
3319521144 (electronic book)
9783319521138
3319521136
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017].
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Language Note
In English and Arabic.
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
QA165
Dewey Decimal Classification
511.64
Summary
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. .
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Series
Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783319521138
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.
