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Livres VI et VII. Commentaire historique et mathématique, édition et traduction du texte arabe

PUBLISHER de Gruyter (09/16/2009)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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Book VI of the Konika is essentially devoted to the question of the identity and similarity of two conic sections, or two parts of conic sections. In Book VII Apollonius deals with the various relationships between the lengths of diameters and conjugate diameters. The results are applied to the exposition of a number of problems, as well as to some problems which Apollonius indicates will be demonstrated and solved in Book VIII, which was lost in Antiquity. Books VI and VII have only survived in an Arabic translation, and are presented here in a critical edition, together with a faithful translation and a historical-mathematical commentary.

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ISBN-13: 9783110199406
ISBN-10: 3110199408
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: French
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Page Count: 583
Carton Quantity: 12
Product Dimensions: 6.69 x 1.25 x 9.61 inches
Weight: 2.48 pound(s)
Country of Origin: DE
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Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical
Philosophy | Geometry - General
Philosophy | History & Philosophy
Grade Level: Post Graduate - Post Graduate
Dewey Decimal: 516.15
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Book VI of the Konika is essentially devoted to the question of the identity and similarity of two conic sections, or two parts of conic sections. In Book VII Apollonius deals with the various relationships between the lengths of diameters and conjugate diameters. The results are applied to the exposition of a number of problems, as well as to some problems which Apollonius indicates will be demonstrated and solved in Book VIII, which was lost in Antiquity. Books VI and VII have only survived in an Arabic translation, and are presented here in a critical edition, together with a faithful translation and a historical-mathematical commentary.

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Editor: Rashed, Roshdi
Roshdi Rashed is a leading authority in history and philosophy of science and mathematics. He is Senior Director of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris, and a former Professor at the University of Tokyo. He has published widely in French and Arabic.
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