Geometry in the Islamic World

J. L. Berggren ()
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J. L. Berggren: Simon Fraser University, Department of Mathematics

Chapter Chapter 3 in Episodes in the Mathematics of Medieval Islam, 2016, pp 79-120 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Since Medieval Islam was an heir to Greek mathematics, where geometryGeometry developed to such a great extent, it cannot be surprising that that area of study found avid students in the lands of medieval Islam. Part of the motivation for such study, naturally, came from the need to measure and build that all advanced civilizations have.

Keywords: Straight Line Segment; Geometrical Construction; Conic Section; Islamic World; Arabic Text (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3780-6_3

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