10 mai 2022 – Séance de séminaire – Eleonora Sammarchi : “Numbers and fractions, numeri sani e numeri rotti. A comparison between Arabic arithmetical/algebraic sources and Abacus treatises”

Séminaire Reading Ancient Mathematical Texts

This seminar is organized around a presentation of a primary source and the issues it raises, followed by a reading of this edited and translated source. A session can last up to 3 hours, and is conducted by experienced researchers, doctoral students, or even Master’s students. The working language is French or English depending on the case.

Eleonora Sammarchi (ETH Zurich & SPHere)

Numbers and fractions, numeri sani e numeri rotti. A comparison between Arabic arithmetical/algebraic sources and Abacus treatises.

Mardi 10 mai 2022 – En distanciel

Extracts from :
al-Uqlīdisī (10th cent.), Book on Indian Arithmetic ; ed. and trans. Sa’īdān (1978)
al-Zanjānī (13th cent.), Balance of the equation in the science of algebra and muqābala, ed. and trans. Sammarchi
Piero Gherardi (14th cent.) ; Libro ài ragioni e Liber Habaci, ed. Arrighi (1987), trans. Van Egmond (1978)
Anonimo (14th cent.), Trattato d’algibra. Ms. Fond. prin. II. V. 152, Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, ed. Franci & Pancanti (1988)

 

Organisers : Agathe Keller, Karine Chemla, (CNRS, CHSA, SPHere), and the associated group : H. Amini, F. Cornu, C. Singh, A. Volkov

Those who wish to participate remotely are invited to contact Agathe Keller with keyword "10-05-22lect-maths" as subject of mail.