Aristachus of Samos - The Ancient Copernicus

Klappentext Heath's history of astronomy ranges from Homer and Hesiod to Aristarchus and includes quotes from numerous thinkers, compilers, and scholasticists from Thales and Anaximander through Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle, and Heraclides. 34 figures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Greek Astronomy to Aristarchus of SamosI. Sources of the History II. Homer and Hesiod III. Thales IV. Anaximander V Anaximenes VI. Pythagoras VII. Xenophanes VIII. Heraclitus IX. Parmenides X. Anaxagoras XI. EmpedoclesXII. The PythagoreansXIII. The Atomists, Leucippus and DemocritusXIV. OenopidesXV. PlatoXVI. The Theory of Concentric Spheres-Eudoxus, Callippus, and AristotleXVII. Aristotle (continued) XVIII. Heraclides of Pontus XIX. Greek Months, Years, and CyclesPart II. Aristarchus on the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and MoonI. Aristarchus of SamosII. The Treatise on Sizes and Distances-History of the Text and EditionsIII. Content of the TreatiseIV. Later Improvements on Aristarchus' CalculationsGreek Text, Translation and Notes.Index.

Product details

• Authors: Sir Thomas Heath, Sir Thomas L. Heath, Thomas Heath, Thomas L. Heath, Thomas Little Heath
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2004
• EAN: 9780486438863
• ISBN: 978-0-486-43886-3
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Dover Books on Astronomy; Dover Books on Astronomy
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works