Marc Moyon
4 articles published in Tangente
History and CultureN°93Feb 13, 2025Gerard of Cremona, portrait of a translator
The Latin translation movement of Arabic mathematical texts is marked by the towering figure of Gerard of Cremona. His monumental body of work brought a scientific revival to the Latin West.
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History and CultureN°93Feb 13, 2025Arabic-Latin translations in the twelfth century
A movement that began in the twelfth century, the Latin translations and adaptations of Arabic mathematical texts were not merely a bridge between ancient Greek texts and the medieval West: they were also an opportunity to benefit from the formidable advances made by the Islamic world.
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History and CultureN°93Feb 12, 2025In search of a lost treatise by Euclid
Several of Euclid's texts have been lost, including a treatise on the division of plane figures. Fortunately, the abundant commentaries and extensions written by Arab mathematicians have made it possible to investigate this lost manuscript.
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History and CultureN°93Feb 11, 2025Far more than a link
The Islamic world is often thought to have served merely as a repository for Greek manuscripts. In reality, many fundamental concepts in contemporary mathematics originated in works written from the ninth century onward in Arabic, then the language of scientific communication.
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