Fibonacci’s De Practica Geometrie = Fibonacci’s Practice Geometry
Publication year: 2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-72931-2
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Practical Geometry is the name of the craft for medieval landmeasurers, otherwise known as surveyors in modern times. Fibonacci wrote De practica geometrie for these artisans, a fitting complement to Liber abbaci. He had been at work on the geometry project for some time when a friend encouraged him to complete the task, which he did, going beyond the merely practical, as he remarked, "Some parts are presented according to geometric demonstrations, other parts in dimensions after a lay fashion, with which they wish to engage according to the more common practice."
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics, History of Mathematical Sciences, Geometry, Area, DEX, Division, Euclid, Fitting, Geometrie, Prolog, Boundary element method, Construction, Geometry, Measure, Time
