On the Arabic Translations of Eutocius’ Commentary on Book II of Archimedes’ Sphere and Cylinder
SUHAYL. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE HISTORY OF THE EXACT AND NATURAL SCIENCES IN ISLAMIC CIVILISATION, cilt.21, ss.341-378, 2024 (Hakemli Dergi)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 21
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.1344/suhayl2024.21.3
- Dergi Adı: SUHAYL. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE HISTORY OF THE EXACT AND NATURAL SCIENCES IN ISLAMIC CIVILISATION
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.341-378
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
In the 9th century, parts of Eutocius’ commentary on Book II of Archimedes’ Sphere and Cylinder were translated into Arabic. Most extant manuscripts of these trans- lations contain only fragments. However, one manuscript, Escorial, Árabe 960, contains the longest known Arabic text of Eutocius’ commentary, at 41 folios long. Comparison with the Greek text reveals that the Arabic text in Escorial 960 is composed of the translations of two disjoint parts of Eutocius’ commentary, on Sphere and Cylinder II.1 and II.4. A comparison of various mathematical terms used in the two parts, which I call Text A and Text B, shows that they differ systematically, and were therefore probably translated by different individuals, in different scholarly contexts.