{"product_id":"9781475722437","title":"Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: Volume I: Introduction, Edition, and Translation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: Volume I: Introduction, Edition, and Translation\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRagep, F.J.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eI was introduced to Tiisi: and his Tadhkira some 19 years ago. That first meeting was neither happy nor auspicious. My graduate student notes from the time indicate a certain level of confusion and frustration; I seem to have had trouble with such words as tadwlr (epicycle), which was not to be found in my standard dictionary, and with the concept of solid-sphere astronomy, which, when found, was pooh-poohed in the standard sources. I had another, even more decisive reaction: boredom. Only the end of the term brought relief, and I was grateful to be on to other, more exciting aspects of the history of science. A few years later, I found myself, thanks to fellowships from Fulbright-Hays and the American Research Center in Egypt, happily immersed in the manu­ script collections of Damascus, Aleppo, and Cairo. Though I had intended to work on a topic in the history of mathematics, I was drawn, perhaps inevitably, to a certain type of astronomical writing falling under the rubric of hay' a. At first this fascination was based on sheer numbers; that so many medieval scientists could have written on such a subject must mean something, I told myself. (I was in a sociological mode at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2013-05-07\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781475722437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4757-2241-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 371\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398571946124,"sku":"9781475722437","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781475722437.jpg?v=1775729583","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781475722437","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}