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The Sources of Leonardo Pisano and how he used them (2022)

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This contribution ofers a frst review of Leonardo Pisano’s established sources and the way he elaborates them in his works. Among the results, it is worth noting that all of Fibonacci’s reliable sources come from Latin translations either of classical works (Euclid, Theodosius, Ptolemy; the last two translated from Arabic) or of Arabic texts (alKhwārizmī, Abū Kāmil, Abū Bakr, the Banū Mūsā). A dependence on Savasorda’s Liber embadorum remains in doubt.

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Authors & Contributors
Ulivi, Elisabetta
Høyrup, Jens
Hughes, Barnabas
Hannah, John
Fibonacci, Leonardo
Rozza, Nicoletta
Concepts
Mathematics
Ecdotics; source study (methodology)
Critical editions
Abacus
Manuscripts
Geometry
Time Periods
Medieval
Renaissance
14th century
13th century
15th century
12th century
Places
Italy
Pisa (Italy)
Spain
Tuscany (Italy)
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