The Arithmetic of al-Uqlidisi, entitled Kitab al-Fusul fi al-Hisab al-Hindi (The Book of Chapters on Hindu Reckoning), was probably a mathematical source for the Liber Abaci. It is likely, in fact, that Fibonacci used the Arabic treatise not only as a reservoir of knowledge, but also for linguistic purposes. Even if the existence of a link between the two authors is only conjectured, the aim of the paper is to provide some evidence to support this hypothesis.
Sui possibili rapporti del 'Liber Abaci' di Leonardo Fibonacci col trattato aritmetico di al-Uqlidisi (sec. X) / Rozza, Nicoletta. - In: SPOLIA. - ISSN 1824-727X. - anno XIV, n. 4 n. s.:(2018), pp. 71-88.
Sui possibili rapporti del 'Liber Abaci' di Leonardo Fibonacci col trattato aritmetico di al-Uqlidisi (sec. X)
Nicoletta Rozza
2018
Abstract
The Arithmetic of al-Uqlidisi, entitled Kitab al-Fusul fi al-Hisab al-Hindi (The Book of Chapters on Hindu Reckoning), was probably a mathematical source for the Liber Abaci. It is likely, in fact, that Fibonacci used the Arabic treatise not only as a reservoir of knowledge, but also for linguistic purposes. Even if the existence of a link between the two authors is only conjectured, the aim of the paper is to provide some evidence to support this hypothesis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
