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Book SynopsisProfessor Dr Fuat Sezgin meticulously documented the scientific writings and advances achieved by Muslim scholars. His celebrated Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums (GAS), the largest bio-bibliography for the Arabic literary tradition in general, and the history of science and technology in the Islamic world in particular, is still of utmost importance for the field.
Table of ContentsPreface Transliteration and Abbreviations 1 Introduction A. The Current State of Research B. The Beginnings and Emergence of Arabic Mathematics C. The Development of Arabic Mathematics D. Overview of Achievements of Arab Mathematicians from the Mid-5th/11th to the Mid-9th/15th Century 2 Sources A. Greek Sources B. Indian Sources C. Middle Persian and Syriac Sources 3 Arab Mathematicians Addenda Appendix: Libraries and Collections of Arabic Manuscripts Bibliography Index of Authors Index of Book Titles Index of Modern Authors, Publishers, Editors
