The Science of Restoring and Balancing – The Science of Algebra

The Science of Restoring and Balancing – The Science of Algebra

Figure 1. Some geometrical shapes from Suhayl al-Quhî's book "Fî istihraci mesaha al-muhassama al-maqafî or Risala-i abu Sahl". Suleymaniya Library, Ayasofya 4832.

Muslim contributions in the field of mathematics have been both varied and far reaching. This article by Mahbub Ghani (from the Department of Electronic Engineering at King's College, London University) considers some Muslim contributions in algebra, focussing in particular on the contributions of scholars such as Al-Khwarizmi, Ibn Qurra, Al-Karaji and Al-Samaw'al.

Keywords: 
Science
Social Sciences
Education
Mathematicians
Brahmagupta
Diophantus
Science Restoring Balancing
mathematics
Hindu
Al-Khwarizmi
Euclid
algebra
Mahbub Ghani
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