Magic squares in the tenth century : two Arabic treatises by Anṭākī and Būzjānī /

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Author / Creator:	Sesiano, Jacques, author.
Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017] ©2017
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations
Language:	English Arabic
Series:	Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences.
Subject:	Magic squares. Mathematics, Arab. Magic squares. Mathematics, Arab. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11272880

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ISBN:	9783319521145 3319521144 9783319521138 3319521136
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. In English and Arabic. Vendor-supplied metadata.
Summary:	This volume contains the texts and translations of two Arabic treatises on magic squares, which are undoubtedly the most important testimonies on the early history of that science. It is divided into the three parts: the first and most extensive is on tenth-century construction methods, the second is the translations of the texts, and the third contains the original Arabic texts, which date back to the tenth century.
Other form:	Print version: Sesiano, Jacques. Magic squares in the tenth century. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017] 3319521136 9783319521138
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-52114-5

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