Pierre Ageron
PA
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2 articles published in Tangente
History and CultureN°93Feb 13, 2025Arab mathematics after its "golden age"
When we think of Arab mathematics, we think mainly of what was produced in the Middle Ages. Yet it continued to exist in later centuries. This sometimes meant the continuation of a tradition, but also translations into Arabic of texts written in European languages.
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History and CultureN°93Feb 12, 2025Recreational problems from the Arab-Islamic world
Mathematical recreations feature prominently in the Arab-Islamic tradition, yet they do not appear to have been collected in dedicated anthologies. Some examples, very well known in Europe, pose a real challenge to historians seeking to trace how they circulated.
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