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Hogenduk, Jan P., "Al-Mu'taman ibn Hūd, 11th century king of Saragossa and brilliant mathematician", Historia Mathematica, 22 (1995), 1-18.

Resum

This article describes the discovery and the structure of the Kitāb al-Istikmāl, an extensive mathematical work by Yūsuf al-Mu'taman ibn Hūd, who was king of Saragossa between 1081 and 1085. By means of a specific example it is shown that al-Mu'taman was one of the leading mathematicians of 11th-century Islamic Spain. The Istikmāl contributes to our knowledge of Saragossa as a scientific center. This article is a revised version of a lecture given on the occasion of the XIXth International Conference on History of Science in the Palacio de Aljafería in Saragossa, the palace where al-Mu'taman lived.

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Història de la ciència

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