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A Non-Linear Transmission of Euclid's Elements in a Medieval Hebrew Calendrical Treatise (2020)

Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Volume: 62
Issue: 1
Pages: 158-180
Publication date: 2020
Language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1600-0498.12277

URI: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1600-0498.12277

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Astronomy Mathematics Calendars Hebrew language Transmission of texts 14th century Medieval Toledo (Spain) Isaac Israeli, The Elder Euclid

In this article I present the unique partial transmission of Euclid's Elements in the medieval Hebrew calendrical treatise Yesod 'Olam (The Foundation of the World), which was composed by Isaac Israeli in 14th-century Toledo. After a short introduction of Yesod 'Olam, I discuss the role of mathematics, as understood by Israeli, in the study of astronomy and the Jewish calendar. I then provide a mapping of the Elements found in Yesod 'Olam and demonstrate Israeli's peculiar rendition of this seminal Greek work through four examples. Finally, I show that Israeli's transmission of the Elements is lexically independent of earlier known Hebrew versions of the text.

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