Wartenberg, I;
(2020)
A non-linear transmission of Euclid's Elements in a medieval Hebrew calendrical treatise.
Centaurus
, 62
(1)
pp. 158-180.
10.1111/1600-0498.12277.
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Abstract
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.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A non-linear transmission of Euclid's Elements in a medieval Hebrew calendrical treatise |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1600-0498.12277 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/1600-0498.12277 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Euclid, Isaac Israeli, the Elements, the Jewish calendar, Yesod 'Olam |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10105267 |
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