Algebra (al-jabr)

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Algebra is a branch of mathematics that solves problems involving the unknown and treats equations by general methods. In this museum it is associated with al-Khwarizmi and his book al-Jabr wa al-Muqabala ¹.

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The definition of algebra here is general. The statement about the book's standing is taken from the introduction by the editors of the 1939 edition. The book's mathematical examples have not yet been read.

al-Kitab al-mukhtasar fi Hisab al-Jabr wal-Muqabala (The Algebra of al-Khwarizmi)

al-Khwarizmi's treatise on al-jabr and al-muqabala. The editors of the 1939 Cairo edition place it first among the scientific books of their heritage they chose to publish, and note that their base manuscript was a copy made about five hundred years after the author's death, so the text may carry copying errors.

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al-Kitab al-mukhtasar fi Hisab al-Jabr wal-Muqabala (The Algebra of al-Khwarizmi)