Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn, Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq, and the Third Arabic Translation of Euclid’s <i>Elements</i>Historia MathematicaSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/WTY7K5Z9/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Greggde YoungIsḥāq ibn Ḥunayn, Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq, and the Third Arabic Translation of Euclid’s <i>Elements</i>http://syriaca.org/cbss/WTY7K5Z9https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/WTY7K5Z9https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/WTY7K5Z9Historia Mathematica19:21992188-199The generally accepted account of the Arabic translations of Euclid's Elements as found in the introduction to Heath's monumental English translation of this classic work, complex as that story seems, may be too simple. Although the two earliest Arabic translations, made by al-Hajjāj, either are lost or exist in only fragmentary manuscript form, there are numerous manuscript examples of the third translation, made by Ishāq ibn Hunayn and revised by Thābit ibn Qurra. A previous study outlined evidence that at least two different translation versions attributed to the efforts of Ishāq and Thābit exist among the surviving Arabic manuscripts. These manuscripts are also inconsistent in citing the name(s) of those who prepared the translation. This study surveys the available Arabic manuscripts and describes the patterns of translator ascriptions as they appear within these texts. Although the textual evidence is sometimes contradictory and confusing, there does not seem to be a compelling reason to doubt that Ishāq ibn Hunayn was the principal if not the only, translator involved in creating the surviving Arabic translation of the Elements which now exists in several distinct versions.
Young, Gregg de. “Isḥāq Ibn Ḥunayn, Ḥunayn Ibn Isḥāq, and the Third Arabic Translation of Euclid’s Elements.” Historia Mathematica 19:2 (1992): 188–99.
Gregg de Young, Isḥāq Ibn Ḥunayn, Ḥunayn Ibn Isḥāq, and the Third Arabic Translation of Euclid’s Elements,” Historia Mathematica 19:2 (1992): 188–99.Arab ChristiansEuclidesGreek philosophyHunayn ibn IshaqIX CENestoriansVII-XVIII CEmathematicstranslations from Greektranslations into Arabic