Subject: Re: [HM] Spanish sources
From: Ed Sandifer (SANDIFER@wcsub.ctstateu.edu)
Date: Tue Jan 04 2000 - 14:58:15 EST
David,
You and your student can learn interesting things about Spanish
colonial mathematics in L. C. Karpinsky's *Bibliography of Mathematical Works
Printed in America through 1850", U Mich 1940, later reprinted by Arno Press,
about 1968, I think.
The New World's first math book, the Sumario Compendioso, Mexico City,
1556, is available in two facsimile editions, one with parallel English
translation by David Eugene Smith, about 1925, and another newer facsimile,
about 1980, I think. I think the newer one was by the OAS. I know there is a
copy available by ILL from U Del.
I've posted some of the problems from the Sumario Compendioso on my web
page. The URL is below, in my .sig.
The first eleven New World mathematics books were from the Spanish
colonies. I've seen seven of them. Perhaps your student would be interested
in following up a bit. I'd be happy to share what I know.
Perhaps I'll see you in DC in two weeks. Maybe we can talk about it
there.
Ed Sandifer
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