Euclid's Book on Divisions of Figures

by Leonardo Fibonacci, Franz Woepcke, Euclid, et al.

Book Overview

1 Proclus, and Euclid's Book On Divisions of Figures

2-6 De Divisionibus by "Muhammed Bagdedinus" and the Dee MS

7-9 The Woepcke-Euclid MS

10-13 Practica Geometriae of Leonardo Pisano (Fibonaci)

14-17 Summary

14 Synopsis of Muhammed's Treatise

15 Commandinus's Treatise

16 Synopsis of Euclid's Treatise

17 Analysis of Leonardo's Work

18 Abraham Savasorda, Jordanus Nemorarius, Luca Paciuolo

19 "Muhammed Bagdedinus" and other Arabian writers on Divisions of Figures

20 Practical Applications of the problems on Divisions of Figures; the μετρικά of Heron of Alexandria

21 Connection between Euclid's Book On Divisions, Apollonius's treatise On Cutting off a Space and a Pappus-lemma to Euclid's book of Porisms

22-57 Restoration of Euclid's περὶ διαιρέσεων βιβλίον 27

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 939397179X
• ISBN13: 9789393971791
• Release Date: February 1991
• Publisher: Hawk Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"