The Commentary of Albertus Magnus on Book 1 of Euclid's Elements of Geometry

The Commentary of Albertus Magnus on Book 1 of Euclid's Elements of Geometry - Ancient Mediterranean and Medieval Texts and Contexts

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Commentary of Albertus Magnus on Book I of Euclid's Elements of Geometry is the third in Lo Bello's series on the Elements. Lo Bello provides the first modern translation of a key Latin text of the Elements in the Middle Ages, the commentary of the Dominican scholastic philosopher Albertus Magnus (d. 1280), the teacher of Thomas Aquinas. The volume includes a translation, notes on the translation, and a critical examination of the mathematical content of the three commentaries on Euclid's Elements of Geometry thus far treated in this series.

The Three Volumes are also available as set (ISBN 0 391 04197 5)

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Brill

Brill

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Book information

ISBN: 9780391041912
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Pub date:
DEWEY: 516.2
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 313
Weight: 662g
Height: 236mm
Width: 162mm
Spine width: 30mm