Overview
"Nicole Oresme (ca. 1320-1384) was one of the most important intellectual figures of the scholastic period: not only was he a leading philosopher, theologian, astronomer and mathematician, but he was also involved in practical matters - he was secretary to the king of France, he was bishop of Lisieux, and he was involved in the assessment of coins and associated political problems. He took part in the teaching of scholastic philosophy, writing numerous commentaries on Aristotle. His contributions to the so-called ""latitude of forms"", i.e. the quantification of qualities, are universally recognized in modern scholarship. Also connected with university education are his Questiones on the Elements of Euclid, the basic and most widely read of the Greek mathematical classics. These Questiones cannot be regarded as a commentary, but rather examine problems suggested by Euclid's text. Among the subjects investigated are the quantitative change of qualities, e.g. of velocity, colours or heat, in time. There are penetrating analyses of infinite and infinitesimal qualities."
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Author: Hll Busard
Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
Imprint: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
Volume: 57
Weight: 0.480kg
ISBN: 9783515092876
ISBN 10: 3515092870
Pages: 199
Publication Date: 18 October 2010
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Language: German
Reviews
"""Busard's new edition updates our knowledge of Oresme's contributions to medieval mathematics and provides the reader with valuable information on how Questiones super geometriam Euclidis relates to other works of this outstanding philosopher.""""Es sollte in jeder wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek vorhanden sein.""""Mit dem schmalen Band [wird] mehr Klarheit uber ein sonst eher beschattetes Gebiet der mittelalterlichen Universitatsgeschichte verbreitet. Daran Teil zu haben, sollten sich alle bemuhen, die an den Inhalten des mittelalterlichen universitaren Lebens interessiert sind. Das Buch verdient eine weite Verbreitung.""""[T]he book offers very valuable insights into the complex mathematical discussions of Oresme on Euclid. Thus, the edition, translation, and commentaries form a solid base for further research."""
Busard's new edition updates our knowledge of Oresme's contributions to medieval mathematics and provides the reader with valuable information on how Questiones super geometriam Euclidis relates to other works of this outstanding philosopher. Es sollte in jeder wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek vorhanden sein. Mit dem schmalen Band [wird] mehr Klarheit uber ein sonst eher beschattetes Gebiet der mittelalterlichen Universitatsgeschichte verbreitet. Daran Teil zu haben, sollten sich alle bemuhen, die an den Inhalten des mittelalterlichen universitaren Lebens interessiert sind. Das Buch verdient eine weite Verbreitung. [T]he book offers very valuable insights into the complex mathematical discussions of Oresme on Euclid. Thus, the edition, translation, and commentaries form a solid base for further research.
Author Information
"Dr. Hubert L. L. Busard (1923-2007) war Dozent fur Mathematik an der Ingenieurschule (HTS) in Venlo/Niederlande. Er war ein weltweit bekannter Mathematikhistoriker. Mehr als 40 Jahre lang hat er mathematische Schriften aus dem 12. bis 15. Jahrhundert ediert, darunter praktisch alle mittelalterlichen Ubersetzungen und Bearbeitungen von Euklids ""Elementen"" in lateinischer Sprache."
