This book provides an annotated English translation of Gerard of Cremona’s Latin version of Book I of al-Nayrizi's Commentary on Euclid’s Elements. Lo Bello concludes with a critical analysis of the idiosyncrasies of Gerard’s method of translation.

Provides a broad framework for engaging with ideas relevant to ancient Greek and Roman science, medicine and technology.

First published in 1926, this book contains the first volume of a three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements.

Books about The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements

Modern scholarship has exposed the intrinsic importance of medieval science and confirmed its role in preserving and transmitting Greek and Arabic achievements. This Source Book offers a rare opportunity to explore more than ten centuries of European scientific thought. In it are approximately 190 selections by about 85 authors, most