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'''''De Gradibus''''' was an [[Arabic language|Arabic]] book published by the Arab physician [[Al-Kindi]] (c. 801–873 CE). ''De gradibus'' is the [[Latinization (literature)|Latinized]] name of the book. An alternative name for the book was '''''Quia Primos'''''.<ref name=Plinio-19>p. 19, [http://www.ishim.net/ishimj/2/03.pdf "Al-Kindi, A Precursor Of The Scientific Revolution"], Plinio Prioreschi, ''Journal of the International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine'' '''1''', #2 (October 2002), pp. 17–19.</ref>
'''''De Gradibus''''' was an [[Arabic language|Arabic]] book published by the Arab physician [[Al-Kindi]] (c. 801–873 CE). ''De gradibus'' is the [[Latinization (literature)|Latinized]] name of the book. An alternative name for the book was '''''Quia Primos'''''.<ref name=Plinio-19>p. 19, [http://www.ishim.net/ishimj/2/03.pdf "Al-Kindi, A Precursor Of The Scientific Revolution"], Plinio Prioreschi, ''Journal of the International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine'' '''1''', #2 (October 2002), pp. 17–19.</ref>


In ''De Gradibus'', Al-Kindi attempts to apply [[mathematics]] to [[pharmacology]] by quantifying the strength of drugs. According to Prioreschi, this was the first attempt at serious quantification in medicine.<ref name=Plinio-18>p. 18, Prioreschi 2002.</ref> He also developed a system, based on the phases of the [[Moon]], that would allow a doctor to determine in advance the most [[Medical conditions|critical days]] of a [[patient]]'s [[illness]].<ref>('''incomplete citation''') Klein-Franke, p. 172</ref> During the [[Latin translations of the 12th century|Arabic-Latin translation movement of the 12th century]], ''De Gradibus'' was translated into [[Latin]] by [[Gerard of Cremona]].<ref name=Plinio-19/> Al-Kindi's mathematical reasoning was complex and hard to follow; [[Roger Bacon]] commented that his method of computing the strength of a drug was extremely difficult to use.<ref name=Plinio-18 />
In ''De Gradibus'', Al-Kindi attempts to apply [[mathematics]] to [[pharmacology]] by quantifying the strength of drugs. According to Prioreschi, this was the first attempt at serious quantification in medicine.<ref name=Plinio-18>p. 18, Prioreschi 2002.</ref> During the [[Latin translations of the 12th century|Arabic-Latin translation movement of the 12th century]], ''De Gradibus'' was translated into [[Latin]] by [[Gerard of Cremona]].<ref name=Plinio-19/> Al-Kindi's mathematical reasoning was complex and hard to follow; [[Roger Bacon]] commented that his method of computing the strength of a drug was extremely difficult to use.<ref name=Plinio-18 />


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Latest revision as of 17:36, 17 June 2024

AuthorAl-Kindi
Original titleرسالة في قدر منفعة صناعة الطب

De Gradibus was an Arabic book published by the Arab physician Al-Kindi (c. 801–873 CE). De gradibus is the Latinized name of the book. An alternative name for the book was Quia Primos.[1]

In De Gradibus, Al-Kindi attempts to apply mathematics to pharmacology by quantifying the strength of drugs. According to Prioreschi, this was the first attempt at serious quantification in medicine.[2] During the Arabic-Latin translation movement of the 12th century, De Gradibus was translated into Latin by Gerard of Cremona.[1] Al-Kindi's mathematical reasoning was complex and hard to follow; Roger Bacon commented that his method of computing the strength of a drug was extremely difficult to use.[2]

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  1. ^ a b p. 19, "Al-Kindi, A Precursor Of The Scientific Revolution", Plinio Prioreschi, Journal of the International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine 1, #2 (October 2002), pp. 17–19.
  2. ^ a b p. 18, Prioreschi 2002.


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