{"title":"The Hebrew translation of Euclid's Elements ascribed to Rabbi Jacob: A new analysis following the \"Discovery\" of the arabic version in MS Paris, BULAC ARA. 606","authors":"Ofer Elior","doi":"10.1016/j.hm.2024.02.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hm.2024.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Hebrew translation of Euclid's <em>Elements</em> ascribed to Rabbi Jacob is based on two leading sources. The definitions and the enunciations rely on an extant Arabic version which until recently was commonly considered to be a revision made by Thābit ibn Qurra of a translation by Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn. The proofs and diagrams are based on a different version whose exact identity is unknown and had strong affinity to an Arabic version of the <em>Elements</em> axcribed to al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn Maṭar. Focusing on the first six Books, this paper presents a fresh analysis of the sources and use of sources in Rabbi Jacob's translation, on the basis of a systematic comparison of this translation to the recently “discovered” new source of al-Ḥajjāj's work, namely the Arabic version of the <em>Elements</em> in MS Paris, BULAC ARA. 606.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51061,"journal":{"name":"Historia Mathematica","volume":"68 ","pages":"Pages 1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142312492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Henk J. M. Bos (1940–2024): A first assessment of his legacy in the field of history of mathematics","authors":"Niccolò Guicciardini","doi":"10.1016/j.hm.2024.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hm.2024.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51061,"journal":{"name":"Historia Mathematica","volume":"68 ","pages":"Pages 40-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141850358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Richness of the History of Mathematics: A Tribute to Jeremy Gray. Karine Chemla, José Ferreirós, Lizhen Ji, Erhard Scholz, Chang Wang (eds.). Springer, 2023","authors":"François Lê","doi":"10.1016/j.hm.2024.07.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hm.2024.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51061,"journal":{"name":"Historia Mathematica","volume":"68 ","pages":"Pages 38-39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142312354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Julio Samsó, On both sides of the strait of Gibraltar: Studies in the history of medieval astronomy in the Iberian Peninsula and the Maghrib. Leiden: Brill, 2020. XXI+1005 pp, ISBN 978-90-04-43656-5. Handbook of Oriental Studies, Section 1, The Near and Middle East, Vol. 144. Price 207 Euro","authors":"Jan P. Hogendijk","doi":"10.1016/j.hm.2024.04.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2024.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51061,"journal":{"name":"Historia Mathematica","volume":"67 ","pages":"Page 15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141314441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mathematical cognition related to the large numbers in early societies: A study based on 5th-century Buddhist Commentaries in Sri Lanka.","authors":"Chandana Jayawardana","doi":"10.1016/j.hm.2024.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hm.2024.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Universal presentations and interpretations of the history of mathematics have now been challenged, identifying the need of resurrecting hitherto marginalized contributions. In such studies, cognitive factors influencing the related development trajectories play a crucial role. Different societies would have had different mathematical cognitions contributing to the development of distinct forms of mathematics. This study attempts to surface the related cognitive contents of using large numbers. The principal source used for the study—the Buddhist Commentaries—determines the period and region covered. As such, it explores the conditions prevailed in 5th century CE (approximately) in Sri Lanka.</p><p>2000 Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC 2000) code: 01A07</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51061,"journal":{"name":"Historia Mathematica","volume":"67 ","pages":"Pages 1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140199712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}