Das Achte Buch zu den "Conica

  • Istanbul, Turkey: Mathematical Research Institute, 1974
By Apollonius of Perga and Ibn al-Haysam; Nazim Terzioglu [intro.]
Istanbul, Turkey: Mathematical Research Institute, 1974. Very Good. Istanbul, Turkey: Mathematical Research Institute, 1974. Facsimile Edition. Slim octavo; publisher's maroon gilt-blocked leatherette; [2],11,[53]pp.; illus. throughout. Textblock starting to pull from binding, else Very Good, binding bright and sound. Introductory text in German followed by 50pp. in Arabic.

Facsimile edition of the lost eight book of Apollonius' Conica, reconstructed into Arabic by the scholar Ibn al-Haysam (965–1039). Issued as Publication of the Mathematical Research Institute of Istanbul no. 5.

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Title

Das Achte Buch zu den "Conica

Author

Apollonius of Perga and Ibn al-Haysam; Nazim Terzioglu [intro.]

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

Mathematical Research Institute: Istanbul, Turkey

Date

1974


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