The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:book
gptkbp:author gptkb:al-Khwarizmi
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Caliph_al-Ma'mun
gptkbp:contains rules for solving quadratic equations
practical examples
rules for solving linear equations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing
gptkbp:impact foundation of algebra as a discipline
gptkbp:influenced development of algebra
gptkbp:notableFor systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations
gptkbp:originalLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:preservedIn several medieval manuscripts
gptkbp:publicationDate circa 820 CE
gptkbp:regionOfOrigin gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:significance introduced the term 'al-jabr' (algebra)
gptkbp:subject gptkb:algebra
gptkbp:title gptkb:كتاب_المختصر_في_حساب_الجبر_والمقابلة
gptkb:Liber_algebrae_et_almucabala
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:usedFor commerce
surveying
legal disputes
inheritance law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Islamic_mathematics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5