Aristarchus of Samos, the Ancient Copernicus - A History of Greek Astronomy to Aristarchus, Together With

Klappentext Prefaced by a history of ancient Greek astronomy, this 1913 edition of Aristarchus' only surviving treatise includes a facing-page translation. Zusammenfassung Aristarchus of Samos was the first astronomer to propose a heliocentric model of the solar system. This 1913 Greek edition of his only surviving treatise, with facing-page English translation, was prepared by Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940). It is prefaced by a substantial history of ancient Greek astronomy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I. Greek Astronomy to Aristarchus of Samos: 1. Sources of the history; 2. Homer and Hesiod; 3. Thales; 4. Anaximander; 5. Anaximenes; 6. Pythagoras; 7. Xenophanes; 8. Heraclitus; 9. Parmenides; 10. Anaxagoras; 11. Empedocles; 12. The Pythagoreans; 13. The atomists, Leucippus and Democritus; 14. Oenopides; 15. Plato; 16. The theory of concentric spheres; 17. Aristotle; 18. Heraclides of Pontus; 19. Greek months, years, and cycles; Part II. Aristarchus on the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and the Moon: 1. Aristarchus of Samos; 2. The treatise on sizes and distances; 3. Content of the treatise; 4. Later improvements on Aristarchus's calculations; Greek text, translation and notes; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Sir Thomas L. Heath, Thomas Heath
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.09.2013
• EAN: 9781108062336
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06233-6
• No. of pages: 440
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries