What is it about?
This work concerns mathematics in the countries of Islam in the medieval period. In particular, the specificity of the numeration in the Maghreb (North Africa) and Andalusia.
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Why is it important?
We focus on the role played by the city of Béjaïa (Bougie, Bgayet, Bugia, Buzea, Algeria) in the ‘popularization’ of Arabic numerals in Europe, following the stay of an italian mathematician Leonardo Pisano, or Fibonacci.
Perspectives
Let us note here that mathematical activities in the Maghreb also had a different origin to the Muslim tradition. Thus, in the field of calculus science, we observe the existence since the pre-Islamic period of a calculating practice that uses what we call the ‘Fez numerals’. These symbols are distinguishable from the Ghubar numerals, both in their number and in their form.
Djamil AISSANI
Research Unit LaMOS, University of Bejaia, 06000, Algeria
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This page is a summary of: Numeration in the Scientific Manuscripts of the Maghreb, February 2024, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004691568_017.
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