Fibonacci's de practica geometrie
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Fibonacci's de practica geometrie
（Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences）
Springer, c2008
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Leonardo da Pisa, perhaps better known as Fibonacci (ca. 1170 - ca. 1240), selected the most useful parts of Greco-Arabic geometry for the book known as De Practica Geometrie. This translation offers a reconstruction of De Practica Geometrie as the author judges Fibonacci wrote it, thereby correcting inaccuracies found in numerous modern histories. It is a high quality translation with supplemental text to explain text that has been more freely translated. A bibliography of primary and secondary resources follows the translation, completed by an index of names and special words.
Table of Contents
Measuring Areas of Rectangular Fields.- Finding Roots of Numbers.- Measuring All Kinds of Fields.- Dividing Fields Among Partners.- Finding Cube Roots.- Finding Dimensions of Bodies.- Measuring Heights, Depths, and Longitude of Planets.- Geometric Subtleties.
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