The Arabic Version of Euclid's Optics, 2 Vols.

Like all classical Greek texts on science, Euclid's works on optics initially came to the West mainly through medieval Arabic texts and commentaries. While several Greek versions of the Optika were discovered and translated as early as the sixteenth century, sorting out what may have been Euclid's original has not been easy. This book presents a critical translation of an Arabic texts and of Arabic commentaries on the text, and places the whole in a historical context.

List of contents

VOLUME I: Preface; Part I: Introduction to the Texts; Part II: Edition and Translation; Part III: Appendices.- VOLUME II: List of Illustrations; Part I: Introduction to the Commentary; Part II: Summary and Commentary; Part III: Outline of Key Points; Part IV: Bibliography and Indices.

Summary

Like all classical Greek texts on science, Euclid's works on optics initially came to the West mainly through medieval Arabic texts and commentaries. This book presents a critical translation of an Arabic texts and of Arabic commentaries on the text, and places the whole in a historical context.

Product details

• Authors: Euclid, Kheirandish, Elaheh Kheirandish
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780387985237
• ISBN: 978-0-387-98523-7
• No. of pages: 246
• Weight: 490 g
• Illustrations: 2 Tabellen, LXV, 246 p. In 2 volumes, not available separately.
• Series: Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Miscellaneous