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The Discovery of a Fragment of Isaac Ha-Israeli’s Yesod Olam in the Cairo Genizah

Wartenberg, I; (2012) The Discovery of a Fragment of Isaac Ha-Israeli’s Yesod Olam in the Cairo Genizah. Zutot , 9 (1) 51 - 58. 10.1163/18750214-12341247. Green open access

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Abstract

This article presents the discovery of a fragment that belongs to Isaac ha-Israeli’s scientific book Yesod Olam in the Cairo Genizah thanks to one trigonometric expression typical of this author. The discovery is discussed within the larger context of the evolution of Hebrew, Latin and Arabic trigonometric terminology and the role of Yesod Olam.

Type: Article
Title: The Discovery of a Fragment of Isaac Ha-Israeli’s Yesod Olam in the Cairo Genizah
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1163/18750214-12341247
Publisher version: http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/jo...
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2012 Koninklijke Brill NV
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1415095
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