Remarks on the Historiography of Mathematics

Fiche du document

Auteur
Date

2020

Type de document
Périmètre
Langue
Identifiants
Source

Aestimatio: Sources and Studies in the History of Science

Relations

Ce document est lié à :
Aestimatio : Sources and Studies in the History of Science ; vol. 1 (2020)

Collection

Erudit

Organisation

Consortium Érudit

Licence

©, 2021AldoBrigaglia

Mots-clés En

History of mathematics Translation Sabetai Unguru Roshdi Rashed

Sujets proches En

Math

Citer ce document

Aldo Brigaglia, « Remarks on the Historiography of Mathematics », Aestimatio: Sources and Studies in the History of Science, ID : 10.33137/aestimatio.v1i1.37627

Métriques

Partage / Export

Résumé 0

In this paper, I examine aspects of the methodological debate that originated in 2010, when the distinguished historian of mathematics Sabetai Unguru reviewed Roshdi Rashed’s edition of the Arabic translation of Apollonius’ Conics. In his review, Unguru criticized what Rashed calls “l’usage instrumental d’une autre mathématique pour commenter une oeuvre ancienne”. I consider this debate very important and will try to place it within in the discussion of the so-called “geometric algebra” that goes back to the seventies, by tracing the contributions of the main figures who took part in it.

document thumbnail

Par les mêmes auteurs

Sur les mêmes sujets

Exporter en