The commentator's craft: Building a mathematical commentary from quotations

Authors

Gregg R. De Young, The American University in Cairo (AUC)Follow

Author's Department

Mathematics & Actuarial Science Department

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Gregg R. De Young

Document Type

Research Article

Publication Title

Historia Mathematica

Publication Date

3-5-2019

doi

10.1016/j.hm.2018.10.011

Abstract

An anonymous commentary on Euclid's Elements, preserved in two manuscripts in Hyderabad, India, presents an interesting example of a mathematical commentary composed almost entirely from quotations drawn from earlier commentators. The author most frequently used is al-Anṭākī. Several other commentators are named – Ibn al-Haytham and al-Nayrīzī are frequently mentioned, as well as Ibn Hūd. The commentary reveals an author well-versed in the Euclidean tradition who quotes both accurately and intelligently.

First Page

67

Last Page

86

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APA Citation

De Young, G. R. (2019). The commentator's craft: Building a mathematical commentary from quotations. Historia Mathematica, 47, 67–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2018.10.011

MLA Citation

De Young, Gregg R. "The commentator's craft: Building a mathematical commentary from quotations." Historia Mathematica, vol. 47, 2019, pp. 67–86.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2018.10.011