famous book mentioned

English translation: written

15:25 Dec 21, 2006

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - History / Indian maths

English term or phrase: famous book mentioned

Transcribing the programme 'INDIAN MATHS' I have encountered hard to understand section. I’ve marked it by the double parentheses (()) where it should be put. I guess that it must be the title of the famous book mentioned in the given fragment, but if it is something else, then I can’t think of any words which would fit in that context either. Can you help me in finding the appropriate word or words?

Here goes the transcribed passage:

“There is a famous book 30:06 (()) in eleventh century by Said al-Andalusí – Science and the Medieval World’, and he says, yes, our number system, our trigonometry is owed to the Indians.”

Thank you in advance for your answers. Darek

PS. You can listen to the programme by putting the following line into your browser's address box: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/rams/inourtime...

DarekS KudoZ activity Questions: 375 (none open) (7 without valid answers) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 1135
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Selected answer:written

Explanation:
...there is a famous book written in the 11th century...

I think (sounds more like "litten")

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Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:34

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Thank you. It must be 'written'.
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written

Nesrin

3 +1

The Categories of Nations?

Kim Metzger

Discussion entries: 1

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

The Categories of Nations?

Explanation:
In the eleventh-century, an important manuscript titled "The Categories of Nations" was authored in Arabic by Said al-Andalusi, who was a prolific author and in the powerful position of a judge for the king in Muslim Spain.

http://www.infinityfoundation.com/ECITkumarframeset.htm

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 17:34
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English
PRO pts in category: 21

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

written

Explanation:
...there is a famous book written in the 11th century...

I think (sounds more like "litten")

Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 36

Grading comment

Thank you. It must be 'written'.

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