Tahrir Uqlidus [Elements of Geometry]; Tahrir Uqlidus
| Müellif | Euclid (active 300 BC) · Baillie, John of Leys (b.1772, d.1833) |
| Materyal türü | Yazma eser |
| Dil | İngilizce |
| Tarih | 1477 |
| Yüzyıl | 15. yüzyıl |
| Kurum | University of Edinburgh |
| Kaynak | Europeana |
| Not | Call Number - 0041812; Shelf Mark - Or.Ms.27; Euclid (fl. 300 BC) taught in Alexandria. His 'Elements of Geometry', the earliest substantial Greek treatise on mathematics, became the model for rigorous exposition and survived in various forms as a text book for 2000 years. The Arab world took over Greek mathematics and made major advances in arithmetic, algebra and trigonometry during the long period (c. 200- c.1300 AD) when mathematics was static in Europe. This book, like so many others, came to the Library as a spin-off of Empire and the Scottish Diaspora, but its presence in the library also reflects the fact that Edinburgh University pioneered the study Arabic in Scotland. The chair in Oriental Languages was established in 1751. The book was acquired by Lt-Col. John Baillie of Leys (1772-1883), professor of Arabic and Persian Languages at the College of Fort William, Calcutta. In 1876 it was presented to the Library, together with the rest of his remarkable collection, by his grandson. |
Euclid (active 300 BC) · Baillie, John of Leys (b.1772, d.1833), Tahrir Uqlidus [Elements of Geometry]; Tahrir Uqlidus, 1477, University of Edinburgh, https://www.europeana.eu/item/9200274/BibliographicResource_3000058489904?utm_source=api&utm_medium=api&utm_campaign=mmurvess.