Apollonius de Perge, La section des droites selon des rapports: Commentaire historique et mathématique, édition et traduction du texte arabe
The treatise De Rationis Sectione by Apollonius of Perge, which deals with a unique and difficult problem, is a remarkable, complex example of the study of the necessary pre-conditions for the existence of a solution. This volume presents the editio princeps of the text, which has only survived in an Arabic version. It is made accessible in the form of a French translation and a commentary that reveals the mechanisms of Apollonius’ difficult proof, and draws particular attention to its conceptual innovations.

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Apollonius de Perge, La section des droites selon des rapports: Commentaire historique et mathématique, édition et traduction du texte arabe
The treatise De Rationis Sectione by Apollonius of Perge, which deals with a unique and difficult problem, is a remarkable, complex example of the study of the necessary pre-conditions for the existence of a solution. This volume presents the editio princeps of the text, which has only survived in an Arabic version. It is made accessible in the form of a French translation and a commentary that reveals the mechanisms of Apollonius’ difficult proof, and draws particular attention to its conceptual innovations.

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Apollonius de Perge, La section des droites selon des rapports: Commentaire historique et mathématique, édition et traduction du texte arabe

Apollonius de Perge, La section des droites selon des rapports: Commentaire historique et mathématique, édition et traduction du texte arabe

Apollonius de Perge, La section des droites selon des rapports: Commentaire historique et mathématique, édition et traduction du texte arabe

Apollonius de Perge, La section des droites selon des rapports: Commentaire historique et mathématique, édition et traduction du texte arabe

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The treatise De Rationis Sectione by Apollonius of Perge, which deals with a unique and difficult problem, is a remarkable, complex example of the study of the necessary pre-conditions for the existence of a solution. This volume presents the editio princeps of the text, which has only survived in an Arabic version. It is made accessible in the form of a French translation and a commentary that reveals the mechanisms of Apollonius’ difficult proof, and draws particular attention to its conceptual innovations.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783110186772
Publisher: De Gruyter
Publication date: 01/14/2010
Series: Scientia Graeco-Arabica , #2
Edition description: Bilingual
Pages: 500
Product dimensions: 6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)
Language: Arabic
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Roshdi Rashed und Hélène Bellosta, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique und Université de Paris VII, Paris, Frankreich.

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