{"product_id":"the-commentary-of-al-nayrizi-on-books-ii-iv-of-euclids-elements-of-geometry-with-a-translation-of-that-portion-of-book-i-missing-from-ms-leiden-or-9789004173897","title":"The Commentary of Al-Nayrizi on Books II-IV of Euclid's Elements of Geometry: With a Translation of That Portion of Book I Missing from MS Leiden Or.","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Anthony Lo Bello\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Brill\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Brill\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Surveys - Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Commentary of al-Nayrizi (circa 920) on Euclid's \u003ci\u003eElements of Geometry\u003c\/i\u003e occupies an important place both in the history of mathematics and of philosophy, particularly Islamic philosophy. It is a compilation of original work by al-Nayrizi and of translations and commentaries made by others, such as Heron. It is the most influential Arabic mathematical manuscript in existence and a principle vehicle whereby mathematics was reborn in the Latin West. Furthermore, the Commentary on Euclid by the Platonic philosopher Simplicius, entirely reproduced by al-Nayrizi, and nowhere else extant, is essential to the study of the attempt to prove Euclid's Fifth Postulate from the preceding four. Al-Nayrizi was one of the two main sources from which Albertus Magnus (1193-1280), the Doctor Universalis, learned mathematics. This work presents an annotated English translation of Books II-IV and of a hitherto lost portion of Book I.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47969702576279,"sku":"9789004173897","price":18560.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789004173897.webp?v=1782923429","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-commentary-of-al-nayrizi-on-books-ii-iv-of-euclids-elements-of-geometry-with-a-translation-of-that-portion-of-book-i-missing-from-ms-leiden-or-9789004173897","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}