Dec 21, 2006 15:25
17 yrs ago
English term
famous book mentioned
English
Science
History
Indian maths
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...
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...
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3 +3 | written | Nesrin |
3 +1 | The Categories of Nations? | Kim Metzger |
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+3
12 mins
Selected
written
...there is a famous book written in the 11th century...
I think (sounds more like "litten")
I think (sounds more like "litten")
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Brie Vernier
: Yes
23 mins
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agree |
William [Bill] Gray
: He begins to say "called" but stops after "ca---", and changes to "written" I think.
1 hr
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agree |
Alfa Trans (X)
2 days 1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you. It must be 'written'."
+1
4 mins
The Categories of Nations?
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
http://www.infinityfoundation.com/ECITkumarframeset.htm
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Alexander Demyanov
: I found it as "Book of the Categories of Nations": http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-2968(199707)56:3<218:S...
15 mins
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