Quests for a General Method to Solve the Equations of High Degree in the History of Islamic Mathematics: The Case of Irshad al-tullab ila ‘ilm al-hisab

This article introduces a book titled Irshād al-tullāb ilā ‘ilm al-hisāb, written by an anonymous author who most probably lived in Ottoman lands, presented the book to Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II. In the epilogue of the book, the author presents an equation solving method, unknown up to its period ac...

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Main Author: Elif Baga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Studies Association (ILEM) 2014-10-01
Series:Nazariyat: Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences
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Online Access:https://nazariyat.org/content/5-sayilar/1-1/4-m0004/e-baga.pdf