Thomas Harriot's Artis Analyticae Praxis
An English Translation with Commentary
(Sprache: Englisch)
The Artis analyticae praxis was published in 1631 in Latin. Until relatively - cently, an English edition would not have been considered necessary since most of the people who might have been expected to be interested in the text would have been able to...
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The Artis analyticae praxis was published in 1631 in Latin. Until relatively - cently, an English edition would not have been considered necessary since most of the people who might have been expected to be interested in the text would have been able to read it in Latin. That is no longer the case and it is ?tting that an English edition should be published. It is also the case that a considerable proportion of the readership of the present volume will not be professional mathematicians, so we have tried to produce a translation that makes the mathematical content accessible to the modern reader. This is not because the algebra is intrinsically dif?cult but because it is not the kind of mathematics which is a part of today's secondary school curriculum. A further problem lies in the fact that the book in the form in which it was - blished in 1631 may very well not conform to Harriot's intentions for the publi- tion of his mathematical manuscript papers. This is why the book is accompanied by a Commentary which attempts to compare it with the appropriate passages in the surviving manuscript papers. The present work is a translation of the original text and not intended as a facsimile. The original has well over 300 errors (there may very well be more) and we have listed these at the end. In the interests of mathematical accessibility we have tried to produce a mathematically "clean" copy.
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The Practice of the Analytic Art (translation).- Preface to Analysts.- Definitions.- Section One.- Section Two.- Section Three.- Section Four.- Section Five.- Section Six.- Numerical Exegesis.- Rules for Guidance.- Commentary.- Comparative Table of Equations Solved.- Textual Emendations.
Autoren-Porträt von Muriel Seltman, Robert Goulding
Thomas Harriot's "Artis analyticae praxis" is an essential work in the history of algebra. This is the first English translation of his work, first published in Latin in 1631. It has recently become clear that Harriot's editor substantially rearranged the work, and omitted sections beyond his comprehension. Basing their work on manuscripts in the British Library, Pentworth House, and Lambeth Palace, the commentary contains some of Harriot's most novel and advanced mathematics, very little of which has been published in the past. Commentary included with this translation relates to corresponding pages in the manuscript papers, enabling exploration of Harriot's novel and advanced mathematics. This publication provides the basis for a reassessment of the development of algebra.Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Muriel Seltman , Robert Goulding
- 2014, 2007, VIII, 299 Seiten, Masse: 15,5 x 23,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 1493902016
- ISBN-13: 9781493902019
Sprache:
Englisch
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From the reviews:"The Praxis contains Harriot's most significant contribution to the theory of equations, the discovery that polynomials can be constructed as products of linear, or sometimes quadratic, factors. ... The notes that follow the translation (70 pages) offer a great deal of fine textual detail. They also contain some beautiful reproductions of the original manuscripts ... . Seltman and Goulding's translation is a welcome addition to this growing body of work." (Jackie Stedall, MathDL, September, 2007)
"The book under review is a useful English translation of a mathematically 'clean' copy ... by Robert Goulding that is enriched by a competent commentary by Muriel Seltman: it makes the mathematical content accessible to the modern reader. To that end, Harriot's notation has rightly been modernized. ... The reader finds a comparative table of equations solved, a list of textual emendations, additional information about the Harriot papers (kept in the British Library), and a select bibliography." (Eberhard Knobloch, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2008 j)
"Seltman's and Goulding's Introduction, Commentary, and Tables are all interesting and useful. ... The book contains just three reproductions of Harriot's original work, each a full-page photograph of one of Harriot's manuscript sheets on algebra. These are interesting and give the reader a good sense of what it is like to read Harriot's work in the manuscripts themselves."(Janet Beery, British Society for the History of Mathematics, Vol. 24 March, 2009)
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From the reviews: "The Praxis contains Harriot's most significant contribution to the theory of equations, the discovery that polynomials can be constructed as products of linear, or sometimes quadratic, factors. ... The notes that follow the translation (70 pages) offer a great deal of fine textual detail. They also contain some beautiful reproductions of the original manuscripts ... . Seltman and Goulding's translation is a welcome addition to this growing body of work." (Jackie Stedall, MathDL, September, 2007)
"The book under review is a useful English translation of a mathematically 'clean' copy ... by Robert Goulding that is enriched by a competent commentary by Muriel Seltman: it makes the mathematical content accessible to the modern reader. To that end, Harriot's notation has rightly been modernized. ... The reader finds a comparative table of equations solved, a list of textual emendations, additional information about the Harriot papers (kept in the British Library), and a select bibliography." (Eberhard Knobloch, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2008 j)
"Seltman's and Goulding's Introduction, Commentary, and Tables are all interesting and useful. ... The book contains just three reproductions of Harriot's original work, each a full-page photograph of one of Harriot's manuscript sheets on algebra. These are interesting and give the reader a good sense of what it is like to read Harriot's work in the manuscripts themselves."(Janet Beery, British Society for the History of Mathematics, Vol. 24 March, 2009)
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