Article ID: CBB001552031

Al-Harawī's Version of Menelaus' Spherics (2014)

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Sidoli, Nathan Camillo (Author)
Kusuba, Takanori (Author)


Suhayl: Journal for the History of the Exact and Natural Sciences in Islamic Civilisation
Volume: 13
Pages: 149-212


Publication Date: 2014
Edition Details: Part of a Series
Language: English

This paper is a study, based on four medieval manuscripts, of al-Harawi's edition of Menelaus' Spherics, the oldest version of this treatise in our manuscript sources. We provide a critical edition and translation of a number of key passages. We show that this version of the text can be used to eluci- date some of Menelaus' concerns as a mathematician, to study al-Haraw 's work as an editor and as a mathematical scholar, and to understand the early efforts of the Abb sid translators of technical works into Arabic.

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Authors & Contributors
Rashed, Roshdi
De Young, Gregg
Burnett, Charles
Brentjes, Sonja
Violet Moller
Dhammaloka, Jambugahapitiye
Concepts
Mathematics
Transmission of texts
Translations
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Geometry
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Time Periods
Medieval
Ancient
12th century
9th century
17th century
15th century
Places
Greece
Salerno (Italy)
Córdoba (Spain)
Toledo (Spain)
Baghdad (Iraq)
Spain
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