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[Quadrivium]

Title (translit)

[Quadrivium]

Alias

Liber ysagogarum Alchorismi ad totum quadrivium

Author

Language

Latin

Subject

Notes

The Liber ysagogarum Alchorismi ad totum quadrivium (The Book of the Introductions of al-Khwarizmi to the Whole Quadrivium) consists of sections on arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy. The first 3 books deal with an account of Hindu-Arabic arithmetic.

ismi_id

154427

Literature References

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P. 23 (no. 41), MA1.

Dickey, Bruce. 1982. “Adelard of Bath: An Examination Based on Heretofore Unexamined Manuscripts”. PhD Dissertation, University of Toronto.

Pp. 251-328.