Nicole Oresme: "Questiones super geometriam Euclidis"
Nicole Oresme: "Questiones super geometriam Euclidis"
Nicole Oresme (ca. 1320–1384) was one of the most important intellectual figures of the scholastic period: not only was he a leading philosopher, theologian, astronomer and mathematician, but he was also involved in practical matters – he was secretary to the king of France, he was bishop of Lisieux, and he was involved in the assessment of coins and associated political problems.
He took part in the teaching of scholastic philosophy, writing numerous commentaries on Aristotle. His contributions to the so-called "latitude of forms", i.e. the quantification of qualities, are universally recognized in modern scholarship. Also connected with university education are his Questiones on the Elements of Euclid, the basic and most widely read of the Greek mathematical classics. These Questiones cannot be regarded as a commentary, but rather examine problems suggested by Euclid’s text. Among the subjects investigated are the quantitative change of qualities, e.g. of velocity, colours or heat, in time. There are penetrating analyses of infinite and infinitesimal qualities.
"Es sollte in jeder wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek vorhanden sein."
Detlef Gronau, Das Historisch-Politische Buch 60, 2012/6
"Mit dem schmalen Band [wird] mehr Klarheit über ein sonst eher beschattetes Gebiet der mittelalterlichen Universitätsgeschichte verbreitet. Daran Teil zu haben, sollten sich alle bemühen, die an den Inhalten des mittelalterlichen universitären Lebens interessiert sind. Das Buch verdient eine weite Verbreitung."
Jürgen Miethke, Francia-Recensio, 2012/4
"[T]he book offers very valuable insights into the complex mathematical discussions of Oresme on Euclid. Thus, the edition, translation, and commentaries form a solid base for further research."
Jürgen Sarnowsky, Speculum 89, 2014/3
"Busard's new edition updates our knowledge of Oresme's contributions to medieval mathematics and provides the reader with valuable information on how Questiones super geometriam Euclidis relates to other works of this outstanding philosopher."
Stefan Kirschner, ISIS 103, 2012/1
| Reihe | Boethius |
|---|---|
| Band | 57 |
| ISBN | 978-3-515-09287-6 |
| Medientyp | Buch - Gebunden |
| Auflage | 1. |
| Copyrightjahr | 2010 |
| Verlag | Franz Steiner Verlag |
| Umfang | VII, 199 Seiten |
| Abbildungen | 41 s/w Zeichn. |
| Format | 17,0 x 24,0 cm |
| Sprache | Deutsch |
