Mathematics and Her Sisters in Medieval Islam: A Selective Review of Work Done from 1985 to 1995

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This paper surveys work done over the past decade, largely in Western Europe and North America, in the history of the mathematical sciences as practiced in medieval Islam from central Asia to Spain. Among the major topics covered, in addition to the usual branches of mathematics, are mathematical geography, astronomy, and optics. We have also given accounts of some current debates on the interpretation of important texts and, in addition, we have surveyed some of the literature dealing with the interrelation of mathematics and society in medieval Islam.Copyright 1997 Academic Press. Cet exposé présente un rapport de recherche fait au cours de la dernière décennie en histoire des sciences mathématiques durant le Moyen Âge. Il évalue l'influence islamique de cette période dans le territoire qui s'étend de l'Asie centrale jusqu'en Espagne. Parmi les sujets traités, on y trouve la géographie, l'astronomie, et l'optique en plus des branches habituelles des mathématiques. Nous donnons un compte rendu des débats actuels en ce qui concerne l'interprétation de publications islamiques de cette époque. De plus à partir des textes littéraires, on a examiné la relation entre les mathématiques et la société islamique du Moyen Âge.Copyright 1997 Academic Press. [FORMULA] © 1997 Academic Press.

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Berggren, J. L. (1997). Mathematics and Her Sisters in Medieval Islam: A Selective Review of Work Done from 1985 to 1995. Historia Mathematica, 24(4), 407–440. https://doi.org/10.1006/hmat.1997.2173

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