ENBodleian Library MS. Huntington 214
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Catalogue Description: Fihrist: Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World
Title: Algebra
Shelfmark: Bodleian Library MS. Huntington 214
Author: Al-Khuwārizmī (d. ca. 847)
Language: Arabic
Description: Al-Khuwārizmī is famous for introducing the Indian numerals and method of numeration by position into the Islamic world. His other contribution was to algebra (Arabic al-jabr), which came to Europe through the 12th century CE Latin translation of his book. The manuscript shows geometrical solutions to two quadratic equations: right x2 + 21=10x; left x2 = 3x + 4.
Collection: Arabic Manuscripts and Maps
Record Created: 2018-08-01T13:00:00Z
Holding Institution: Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford