Re: [HM] Fibonacci bio recommendations

Daniel E. Otero (otero@xavier.xu.edu)
Sat, 06 Feb 1999 13:58:59 -0500

Try

Author Gies, Joseph
Title Leonard of Pisa and the new mathematics of the Middle Ages,
by Joseph and Frances Gies. Illustrated by Enrico Arno
Publish info New York, Crowell [1969]

Not the most scholarly of works, but a very nice read nonetheless. It
addresses the issues in which you are interested.

Danny Otero

Svein Olav Nyberg wrote:

> A friend asked me this question, which I thought I'd forward to the list:
>
> > Being a mathematician, would you happen to know of a good biography/
> > history of Fibonacci? Something that deals with historical context
> > before and after he published his arithmetic book?