Mathematical Treasure: Ibn Luyun’s Didactic poem on surveying and measurement of areas

Author(s):

Frank J. Swetz (The Pennsylvania State University)

This Didactic poem on surveying and measurement of areas was created by Ibn Luyūn al-Tujībī, Saʻd ibn Aḥmad (1282–1349) in the 14th century, probably in what is now Spain. Poems were employed as memory-aids for recalling specific information.

Folio 2v from didactic poem by Ibn Luyūn al-Tujībī, Saʻd ibn Aḥmad.

Folio 3v from didactic poem by Ibn Luyūn al-Tujībī, Saʻd ibn Aḥmad.

Image of folio 4r from 14th-century Didactic poem on surveying and measurement of areas.

Image of folio 5r from 14th-century Didactic poem on surveying and measurement of areas.

Folio 6v of didactic poem by Ibn Luyūn al-Tujībī, Saʻd ibn Aḥmad.

These images from LJ S 465 are presented courtesy of the Schoenberg Manuscript Collection within the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Pennsylvania. The full volume may be viewed here.

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Frank J. Swetz (The Pennsylvania State University), "Mathematical Treasure: Ibn Luyun’s Didactic poem on surveying and measurement of areas," Convergence (March 2022)

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