The Arithmetica of Diophantus
A Complete Translation and Commentary by Jean Christianidis and Jeffrey Oaks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21747069 |
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| Authors | Nathan Sidoli (0000-0001-5321-238X, Waseda University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Aestimatio Sources and Studies in the History of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1549-4470 • E-ISSN: 1549-4489 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Libraries - UOTL (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.33137/aestimatio.v4.44123 |
| OpenAlex | W4405484272 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This book is not only an excellent translation and study of the extant Greek and Arabic sources for Diophantus’ Arithmetica, it is also an important piece of scholarship in the history of premodern mathematics. The historiographic significance of this book comes from both its argument for the place of the Arithmetica in our understanding of the history of algebra and from the methodologies that the authors employ in order to make their case
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| Highly cited | No |
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