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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> |
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Revision as of 08:54, 30 August 2020
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] He also developed a system, based on the phases of the Moon, that would allow a doctor to determine in advance the most critical days of a patient's illness.[3] 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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