Fibonacci’s Liber Abaci: A Translation into Modern English of Leonardo Pisano’s Book of Calculation (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences)

First Published In 1202, Fibonacci's Liber Abaci Was One Of The Most Important Books On Mathematics In The Middle Ages, Introducing Arabic Numerals And Methods Throughout Europe. Though It Is Known As An Introduction To The Hindu Number System And The Algorithms Of Arithmetic That Children Now Learn In Grade School, Liber Abaci Is Much More: An Encyclopaedia Of Thirteenth-century Mathematics, Both Theoretical And Practical. It Develops The Tools Rigorously, Establishing Them With Euclidean Geometric Proofs, And Then Shows How To Apply Them To All Kinds Of Situations In Business And Trade - Conversion Of Measures And Currency, Allocations Of Profit, Computation Of Interest, Alloying Of Currencies, And So Forth. It Is Rigorous Mathematics, Well Applied, And Vividly Described. From The Reviews: ...this Is An Amazing Book, And It Is Somewhat Frustrating That We Had To Wait For The 800th Anniversary Of Its Original Publication To See An English Translation.^ But Here It Is At Last, The Liber Abaci In English. It Is Now Possible For Mathematicians Who Are Interested In History To Read It, And For Students To Read Portions Of It In Their History Courses...[fibonacci] Was A Great Mathematician, And Here Is An Accessible And Readable Edition Of His Most Famous Book. Don't Miss The Opportunity To Get A Copy. Fernando Q. Gouvea, Maa Online The Liber Abbaci Of Leonardo Pisano (today Commonly Called Fibonacci) Is One Of The Fundamental Works Of European Mathematics. No Other Book Did More To Establish The Basic Framework Of Arithmetic And Algebra As They Developed In The Western World...its Position As The Only Modern Text Of This Fundamental Work Will Make This Translation An Essential Part Of Any Collection In The History Of Mathematics.^ - Warren Van Egmond, Mathematical Reviews ...even The Latin Original Has Been Hard To Find Outside The Rare Book Room...but Now This Cornerstone Of Mathematical Culture Has Finally Become Widely Available With The Appearance Of Fibonacci's 'liber Abaci': A Translation Into Modern English Of Leonardo Pisano's Book Of Calculation. - American Scientist Introduction -- Liber Abaci -- Notes For Liber Abaci -- Bibliography. By Laurence Sigler. First published in 1202, Fibonacci's Liber abaci was one of the most important books on mathematics in the Middle Ages, introducing Arabic numerals and methods throughout Europe. Though it is known as an introduction to the Hindu number system and the algorithms of arithmetic that children now learn in grade school, "Liber abaci" is much more: an encyclopaedia of thirteenth-century mathematics, both theoretical and practical. It develops the tools rigorously, establishing them with Euclidean geometric proofs, and then shows how to apply them to all kinds of situations in business and trade - conversion of measures and currency, allocations of profit, computation of interest, alloying of currencies, and so forth. It is rigorous mathematics, well applied, and vividly described. From the reviews: ... this is an amazing book, and it is somewhat frustrating that we had to wait for the 800th anniversary of its original publication to see an English translation. But here it is at last, the Liber Abaci in English. It is now possible for mathematicians who are interested in history to read it, and for students to read portions of it in their history courses ... [Fibonacci] was a great mathematician, and here is an accessible and readable edition of his most famous book. Don't miss the opportunity to get a copy. Fernando Q. Gouvea, MAA Online The Liber abbaci of Leonardo Pisano (today commonly called Fibonacci) is one of the fundamental works of European mathematics. No other book did more to establish the basic framework of arithmetic and algebra as they developed in the Western world ... its position as the only modern text of this fundamental work will make this translation an essential part of any collection in the history of mathematics. - Warren Van Egmond, Mathematical Reviews ... Even the Latin original has been hard to find outside the rare book room ... But now this cornerstone of mathematical culture has finally become widely available with the appearance of Fibonacci's 'Liber Abaci': A Translation into Modern English of Leonardo Pisano's Book of Calculation. - American Scientist First published in 1202, Fibonacci's Liber abaci was one of the most important books on mathematics in the Middle Ages, introducing Arabic numerals and methods throughout Europe. Its author, Leonardo Pisano, known today as Fibonacci, was a citizen of Pisa, an active maritime power, with trading outposts on the Barbary Coast and other points in the Muslim Empire. As a youth, Fibonacci was instructed in mathematics in one of these outposts; he continued his study of mathematics while traveling extensively on business and developed contacts with scientists throughout the Mediterranean world. A member of the academic court around the Emperor Frederick II, Leonardo saw clearly the advantages for both commerce and scholarship of the Hindu positional number system and the algebraic methods developed by al-Khwarizmi and other Muslim scientists. Though it is known as an introduction to the Hindu number system and the algorithms of arithmetic that children now learn in grade school, "Liber abaci" is much more: an encyclopaedia of thirteenth-century mathematics, both theoretical and practical. It develops the tools rigorously, establishing them with Euclidean geometric proofs, and then shows how to apply them to all kinds of situations in business and trade - conversion of measures and currency, allocations of profit, computation of interest, alloying of currencies, and so forth. It is rigorous mathematics, well applied, and vividly described. As the first translation into a modern language of the "Liber abaci", this book will be of interest not only to historians of science, but to all mathematicians and mathematics teachers interested in the origins of their methods. Liber abaci 1. Here begins the first chapter 2. On the multiplication of whole numbers 3. On the addition of whole numbers 4. On the subtraction of lesser numbers from greater numbers 5. On the divisions of integral numbers 6. On the multiplication of integral numbers with fractions 7. On the addition and subtraction and division of numbers with fractions and the reduction of several parts to a single part 8. On finding the value of merchandise by the principal method 9. On the barter of merchandise and similar things 10. On companies and their members 11. On the alloying of monies 12. Here begins chapter twelve 13. On the method elchataym and how with it nearly all problems of mathematics are solved 14. On finding square and cubit roots, and on the multiplication, division, and subtraction of them, and on the treatment of binomials and apotomes and their roots 15. On pertinent geometric rules and on problems of algebra and almuchabala 16. Notes for Liber abaci. "Though it is now mostly known for introducing the Hindu number system and the algorithms of arithmetic that children now learn in grade school, Liber Abaci is much more: It is an encyclopaedia of thirteenth-century mathematics, both theoretical and practical. It develops the tools rigorously, establishes them with Euclidean proofs, and then shows how to apply them to all kinds of situation in business and trade, including conversion of measures and currency, allocations of profit, computation of interest, and alloying of currencies. It is rigorous mathematics, well applied, and vividly described.". "As the first translation into a modern language of the Liber Abaci, this book will be of interest not only to historians of science, but to all mathematicians and mathematics teachers interested in the origins of their methods."--BOOK JACKET. First published in 1202, Fibonacci’s Liber Abaci was one of the most important books on mathematics in the Middle Ages, introducing Arabic numerals and methods throughout Europe. This is the first translation into a modern European language, of interest not only to historians of science but also to all mathematicians and mathematics teachers interested in the origins of their methods.