Ibn al-Haytham's theory of conics, geometrical constructions and practical geometry / translated by J.V. Field.
Pubblicazione:
2013.
Descrizione fisica:
XVII, 759 p.
Serie:
Culture and civilization in the Middle East ; 36
Contiene:
Indice: Foreword. Preface. Introduction: Conic sections and geometrical constructions. 1. Theory of conics and geometrical constructions: completion of the conics 2. Correctin the Banu Musa's lemma for Apollonius' Conics 3. Problems of geometrical construction 4. Practical geometry: measurement. Appendix 1: A research tradition: the regular heptagon. Appendix 2: Sinan ibn al-Fath and al-Qabisi: Optical mensuration. Supplementary notes. Addenda. Bibliography. Indexes
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