{"product_id":"9780792325659","title":"Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBoston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRashed, R.; Armstrong, A.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn understanding of developments in Arabic mathematics between  the IXth and XVth century is vital to a full appreciation of the  history of classical mathematics. This book draws together more than  ten studies to highlight one of the major developments in Arabic  mathematical thinking, provoked by the double fecondation between  arithmetic and the algebra of al-Khwarizmi, which led to  the foundation of diverse chapters of mathematics: polynomial algebra,  combinatorial analysis, algebraic geometry, algebraic theory of  numbers, diophantine analysis and numerical calculus. Thanks to  epistemological analysis, and the discovery of hitherto unknown  material, the author has brought these chapters into the light,  proposes another periodization for classical mathematics, and  questions current ideology in writing its history. \u003cbr\u003e  Since the publication of the French version of these studies and of  this book, its main results have been admitted by historians of Arabic  mathematics, and integrated into their recent publications. This book  is already a vital reference for anyone seeking to understand history  of Arabic mathematics, and its contribution to Latin as well as to  later mathematics. The English translation will be of particular value  to historians and philosophers of mathematics and of science. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1994-06-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792325659\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-017-3274-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 297cm x210cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 382\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45378512224396,"sku":"9780792325659","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792325659.jpg?v=1772024370","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792325659","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}