Theodosius: Sphaerica
Arabic and Medieval Latin Translations
Edited by Paul Kunitzsch and Richard Lorch
Theodosius: Sphaerica
Arabic and Medieval Latin Translations
Edited by Paul Kunitzsch and Richard Lorch
Theodosius' 'Sphaerica', on the geometry of the sphere, was one of many Greek mathematical works translated into Arabic in ninth-century Baghdad. It was also one of the mathematical works translated from Arabic into Latin in the twelfth century as part of the 'Little Renaissance' in the West. In this book one Arabic translation is edited, accompanied by Gerard of Cremona's Latin translation. The edition is followed by a mathematical summary for modern readers. This parallel Arabic-Latin edition can be regarded as a model for the treatment of scientific texts from classical antiquity that have reached us through a series of translations.
"Die Absicht der Hg. ist es, durch ihre höchst aufopferungsvolle Arbeit eine Grundlage für die weitere Forschung zu bieten. Die Edition schließt eine große Lücke in der Kenntnis der ma. Leitwissenschaften Geometrie und Astronomie. Man staunt nicht nur über Fleiß und Ausdauer der beiden Editoren, die seit langem als Spezialisten für ma. arabische Astronomie bekannt sind, sondern auch über das wissenschaftliche Niveau dieses Lehrbuches, an dem sich 'De Sphaera' von Sacrobosco nicht messen kann."
Uta Lindgren, Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters 67, 2011/1
"This parallel Arabic-Latin edition can be regarded as a model for the treatment of scientific texts from classical antiquity that have reached us through a series of translations."
Mathematical Reviews 2011/j
| Series | Boethius |
|---|---|
| Volume | 62 |
| ISBN | 978-3-515-09288-3 |
| Media type | Book - Hardcover |
| Edition number | 1. |
| Copyright year | 2010 |
| Publisher | Franz Steiner Verlag |
| Length | 431 pages |
| Illustrations | 77 b/w figs. |
| Size | 17.0 x 24.0 cm |
| Language | English |
