On the Composition of Ratios
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On the Composition of Ratios is a mathematical treatise by Thabit ibn Qurra that develops and extends Greek theories of ratios and proportions within the framework of early Islamic mathematics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mathematical treatise
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medieval scientific text ⓘ work of mathematics ⓘ |
| aimsTo | extend Greek theories of ratios and proportions ⓘ |
| associatedWith | House of Wisdom in Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Thabit ibn Qurra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildsUpon |
Greek theories of proportions
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Greek theories of ratios ⓘ |
| context | early Islamic mathematical scholarship ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of ratio theory in Islamic mathematics
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transmission of Greek mathematics into Arabic tradition ⓘ |
| discipline | history of mathematics ⓘ |
| era | 9th century ⓘ |
| field |
geometry
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mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
composition of ratios
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generalization of proportional relationships ⓘ operations on ratios ⓘ |
| genre | mathematical treatise ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Islamic mathematicians studying ratios ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Elements by Euclid
NERFINISHED
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Euclidean theory of proportion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Greek mathematics
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Islamic mathematics ⓘ proportions ⓘ ratios ⓘ theory of ratios ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Thabit ibn Qurra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs | manuscript copies in Arabic ⓘ |
| region | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
arithmetical ratios
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geometrical ratios ⓘ theory of proportionality ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
other mathematical treatises by Thabit ibn Qurra
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works of Euclid on proportion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyReception | studied in history of mathematics ⓘ |
| tradition | Hellenistic mathematical tradition in Arabic translation ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | theoretical mathematics text ⓘ |
| usedIn | medieval mathematical education in the Islamic world ⓘ |
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