Epistles of the Brethren of Purity. On Arithmetic and geometry

The significance of the epistles on a range of intellectual disciplines by the group of scholars known as the Brethren of Purity (Ikhwan al-Safa’) has been known for some time, although one might argue that their significance for a proper assessment of Islamic intellectual history has been neglected...

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Main Author: Sajjad H. Rizvi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Institute of Islamic Thought 2014-01-01
Series:American Journal of Islam and Society
Online Access:https://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/1027