Foreword |
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Preface |
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Notation |
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Background |
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Fibonacci's Knowledge of Arabic |
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Fibonacci's Basic Resources |
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Sources for the Translation |
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Prologue and Introduction |
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Properties of Figures [ 2] |
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Geometric Constructions [ 3] |
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Computing with Measures [ 6-8] |
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1 Measuring Areas of Rectangular Fields |
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1.2 Keeping Count with Feet [ 13] |
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2 Finding Roots of Numbers |
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Irrational Roots [ 23-24] |
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Fractional Roots [ 40-42] |
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3 Measuring All Kinds of Fields |
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Pythagorean Theorem [ 7-8] |
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Oblique Triangles [ 26-41] |
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Surveyors' Method [ 42-43] |
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Ratios/Properties of Triangles [ 44] |
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Lines Falling Within a Single Triangle [ 44- 49] |
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Lines Falling Outside a Single Triangle [ 50-67] |
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Composition of Ratios [ 68] |
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Conjunction of Ratios [ 70-78] |
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Combination of Ratios [ 79 82] |
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3.2 Measuring Quadrilaterals |
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Algebraic/Geometric Model [ 84-94] |
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Algebraic Method [ 97-106] |
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Multiple Solutions [ 139-146] |
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Other Quadrilaterals [ 147] |
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Concave Quadrilaterals [ 182] |
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Convex Quadrilaterals [ 182] |
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3.3 Measuring Multisided Fields [ 183-187] |
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3.4 Measuring the Circle and Its Parts |
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Arc Lengths and Chords [ 201-207, 210] |
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Ptolemy's Theorem [ 208 209. 232] |
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Sectors and Segments [ 220-226] |
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Inscribed Figures [ 227-231, 233-239] |
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3.5 Measuring Fields on Mountain Sides [ 240-247] |
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4 Dividing Fields Among Partners |
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Quadrilaterals With Unequal Sides [ 57-64, 66-69] |
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5 Finding Cube Roots |
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5.1 Finding Cube Roots [ 1-11] |
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5.2 Finding Numbers in Continued Proportions |
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5.3 Computing with Cube Roots |
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Addition and Subtraction [ 18--23] |
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6 Finding Dimensions of Bodies |
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Euclidean Resources [ 4-10] |
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Various Areas and Volumes |
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6.2 Pyramids [ 26-41, 44] |
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Surface Area and Volume [ 54 60] |
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Ratios of Volumes [ 68- 73] |
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Other Solids [ 74. 76-84] |
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6.4 Divide a Line in Mean and Extreme Ratio [ 75] |
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7 Measuring Heights, Depths, and Longitude of Planets |
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7.1 Different Heights [ 1-3] |
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7.3 Table of Arcs and Chords [ 211-219] |
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8 Geometric Subtleties |
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8.1 Pentagons [ 1-2], [ 6-7], [ 10-12], [ 16 18], [ 21-22], [ 25-26] |
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8.2 Decagons [ 3-5], [ 8-9], [ 13-15], [ 19], [ 23-24[ , [ 27] |
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Appendix Problem with Many Solutions |
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Bibliography |
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Index |
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