# Is there an English translation of Diophantus's Arithmetica available?

It should be in the public domain (obviously), so I'd thought I could find the English text on the web somewhere. Apparently not?

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There is: archive.org/details/diophantusofalex00heatiala for Diophantus of Alexandria; a study in the history of Greek algebra by Sir Thomas L Heath (1910). –  Did Aug 24 '11 at 12:45
Look at this text by Norbert Schappacher for some interesting history. –  t.b. Aug 24 '11 at 12:48
@Didier, that comment could be an answer. –  lhf Aug 24 '11 at 13:31
The fact that Diophantus' writings are in the public domain does not automatically mean that a translation into English would be in the public domain. –  Michael Hardy Aug 24 '11 at 16:20
If you want a physical copy, some print-on-demand companies offer copies of the Heath book (e.g. on amazon) for not too much money. There is a Dover edition too: ISBN 1443730238. –  mt_ Aug 24 '11 at 23:33
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There is one (freely available), included in the book Diophantus of Alexandria; a study in the history of Greek algebra by Sir Thomas L. Heath (1910).

For some interesting history, Theo Buehler recommended (and I fully concur) to look at the paper Diophantus of Alexandria: a text and its history (2005) by Norbert Schappacher (this paper is freely available as well).

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