Ancient Greek Mathematical Texts Thought Lost for Centuries Found in Arabic Manuscript

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Ancient Greek Mathematical Texts Thought Lost for Centuries Found in Arabic Manuscript

Two missing books from one of the most influential works in ancient mathematics have been rediscovered, not in Greece, but in a centuries-old Arabic manuscript housed at Leiden University Libraries in the Netherlands. The texts, written by the renowned Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga, had long been thought lost—until now. Apollonius, often called the “Great […] The post Ancient Greek Mathematical Texts Thought Lost for Centuries Found in…