RARE critical edition of Ibn Qurra`s Arabic translation of the `Introduction to Arithmetic` from the original Greek of Nicomachus of Gerasa (60-120), an important Greek mathematician. Al-sabi Thabit ibn Qurra al-Harrani (known as Thebit in Latin) (836-901) was an eminent Iraqi Sabian physician, astronomer, mathematician and a great translator of many works from Greek to Arabic, such as the works of Apollonius, Archimedes, Euclid and Ptolemy. 250x180mm. IX+360 pages. Softcover. Cover slightly stained, cover edges wrinkled. Spine worn, spine edges peeling and slightly detached from cover. Pages rough-cut as published. Pages slightly yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book is in good condition. Thabit ibn Qurra al-harrani (Thebit/Thebith/Tebit)