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Mohammed ben Musa (c.780-c.850) was a Persian mathematician and astronomer. The word 'algebra' derives from his Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing, which introduced modern algebraic methods. First published in 1831, this translation from Arabic into English was prepared by the German orientalist Friedrich August Rosen (1805-37). The key algebraic methods introduced are reduction, completion and balancing. To reduce an equation is to change an expression to a simpler form; completion is to remove a negative quantity from one side of the equation and add it to the other; and balancing is to cancel like terms on opposite sides of the equation. An account is also given of solving polynomial equations up to the second degree. Rosen's introduction and notes accompany the translation, which remains relevant in the history of mathematics.
Release date NZ
March 28th, 2013
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributor
  • Translated by Friedrich August Rosen
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
20 b/w illus.
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Pages
350
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection
Dimensions
140x216x20
ISBN-13
9781108055079
Product ID
20901925

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