The Indian Summer of al-Andalus Mathematics?: An Expanded Addendum

Jens Høyrup

The Indian Summer of al-Andalus Mathematics? An Expanded Addendum

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Abstract

At the 11ième Colloque Maghrébin in Algers in October 2013 I spoke about the Liber mahameleth, and I suggested that this work is no independent compilation made by a Latin scholar but a (probably free) translation of an Arabic work presenting “mu'âmalât vom höheren Standpunkt aus, ‘from a higher vantage point’”, written by an Arabic astronomer-mathematician, which however had no impact in later Arabic mathematics but only (through the translation, and even here modestly) in the Latin world. At the last moment of my preparation it occurred to me that this might be one of three instances of advanced arithmetic from 12th century al-Andalus that only survived in Latin translation but not in Arabic, and I introduced that idea in an addendum.
At the present occasion I shall present this suggestion in more depth,
discussing all three instances.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Actes du XIIe Coloque Maghrébin sur l'Histoire des Mathématiques Arabes : Marrakech, 26 au 28 mai 2016
Editors	Ezzaim Laabid
Number of pages	14
Place of Publication	Marrakech
Publisher	École Normale Supérieure, Marrakech
Publication date	2018
Pages	139-152
ISBN (Print)	9789920721004
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	XIIe colloque maghrébin sur l'histoire des mathématiques arabes - Marrakech, Morocco Duration: 25 May 2016 → 28 May 2016

Conference

Conference	XIIe colloque maghrébin sur l'histoire des mathématiques arabes
Country/Territory	Morocco
City	Marrakech
Period	25/05/2016 → 28/05/2016

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The Indian Summer of al-Andalus Mathematics? An Expanded Addendum. / Høyrup, Jens.

Actes du XIIe Coloque Maghrébin sur l'Histoire des Mathématiques Arabes: Marrakech, 26 au 28 mai 2016. ed. / Ezzaim Laabid. Marrakech : École Normale Supérieure, Marrakech, 2018. p. 139-152.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

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