xquizitegyal
why was Euclids book the "Elements" translated into Arabic and not Latin?
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jbrooks
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'Elements' was translated into Arabic by the Byzantines at the end of the eighth century.
It was translated into Latin by Christian scholar Boethius in the 6th century
It was translated into Latin by Christian scholar Boethius in the 6th century