Euclid''s Phaenomena - A Translation Study of a Hellenistic Treatise in Spherical Astronomy

List of contents

Preface to the Second Printing. Preface. 1. Introduction. 1a. The Purpose and Strategy of the Phaenomena. 1b. Pre-Euclidean Works on the Subject of the Phaenomena. 1c. The Integrity and Authenticity of the Phaenomena. 1d. History of the Text. 2. Euclid's Presuppositions. 2a. Mathematical Presuppositions. 2b. Astronomical Presuppositions. 2c. Geographical Presuppositions. 3. Notes on the Translation. 3a. The Greek Text. 3b. Other Translations. 3c. General Remarks. 3d. Technical Remarks. 3e. The Figures.

About the author

J. L. Berggren, R. S. D. Thomas

Summary

Originally published in 1996, this book contains a translation and study of Euclid's Phaenomena, a work which once formed part of the mathematical training of astronomers from Central Asia to Western Europe.

Product details

• Authors: J. L. Berggren, J. L. Thomas Berggren, R. S. D. Thomas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367109806
• ISBN: 978-0-367-10980-6
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries