On Arithmetic and Geometry: An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Epistles 1 & 2

by إخوان الصفا

The Ikhwan al-Safa' (Brethren of Purity), the anonymous adepts of a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad, hold an eminent position in the history of science and philosophy in Islam due to the wide reception and assimilation of their monumental encyclopaedia, the Rasa 'il Ikhwan al-Safa' (Epistles of the Brethren of Purity). The fifty-two epistles offer synoptic accounts of the classical sciences of the age, treating themes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019965560X
• ISBN13: 9780199655601
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: OUP in Association with the Institute of Isma
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"