The extraction of the n-th root in the sexagesimal notation; a study of chapter 5, treatise III of Miftah al-hisab by Jamshid Ghiyath al-Din al-Kashi; (d. 1429) With translation and commentary by Abdul Kader Dakhel. Edited by Wasfi A. Hijab and E. S. Kennedy.

[AL-KASHI, Jamshid Ghiyath al-Din (d. 1429)] DAKHEL, Abdul Kader; HIJAB, Wasfi A. & E. S. KENNEDY (eds.):

Published by Beirut: American University of Beirut, 1960., 1960

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First Edition. vii, 42 pp; pouch inside rear wrapper containing illustrations. Original cloth-backed flexible boards, 4to. Very Good. American University of Beirut Publications of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Oriental Series No. 35, edited by W. A. Hijab and E. S. Kennedy. For al-Kashi, see the article in D.S.B. VII: 255-62 by A. P. Youschkevitch & B. A. Rosenfeld, which refers to the work offered here on p. 261. Includes a facsimile reprint of chapter 5, treatise III of al-Kashi's Miftah, with corresponding English translation on opposite pages. Seller Inventory # 15871

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Title: The extraction of the n-th root in the ...

Publisher: Beirut: American University of Beirut, 1960.

Publication Date: 1960

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

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Edition: 1st Edition