Gemino's Introduction to the phenomena : a translation and study of a Hellenistic survey of astronomy /

"This is the first complete English translation of Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena - one of the most important and interesting astronomical works of its type to have survived from Greek antiquity. Gracefully and charmingly written, Geminos's first-century-BC textbook for begin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
Publicado: PRINCETON : PRINCETON UNIV Press, 2006.
Temas:
Astronomy, Greek > Textbooks.
Astronomy > Early works to 1800.
Astronomie > Ouvrages avant 1800.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Astronomy.
Astronomy, Greek.
Astronomi > verk före 1800.
Early works.
Textbooks.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. Significance of Geminos's Introduction to the phenomena
  • Geminos's other works
  • On "The phenomena" in Greek astronomy
  • The Greek genre of astronomical surveys
  • Geminos's sources for his Introduction
  • Geminos's country and date
  • Geminos and the Stoics
  • Geminos on astronomical instruments and models
  • Geminos on mathematical genres
  • Reality and representation in Greek astronomy
  • Heliacal risings and settings
  • Astronomical applications of arithmetic progressions
  • Lunar and lunisolar cycles
  • On the text and translation
  • Introduction to the phenomena : translation and commentary. On the circle of the signs
  • Aspects of the zodiacal signs
  • On the constellations
  • Geminos's stars and constellations : a supplement to chapter III
  • On the axis and the poles
  • The circles on the sphere
  • On day and night
  • On the risings of the 12 signs
  • On months
  • On phases of the moon
  • On the eclipse of the sun
  • On the eclipse of the moon
  • That the planets make the movement opposite to that of the cosmos
  • On risings and settings
  • On the paths of the fixed stars
  • Concerning the zones on Earth
  • On geographical regions
  • On weather signs from the stars
  • On the Exeligmos
  • Parapēgma
  • Fragments 1 and 2, from Geminos's other works. Fragment 1. From Geminos's Philokalia : Geminos on the classification of the mathematical sciences
  • Fragment 2. From Geminos's Concise exposition of the meteorology of Poseidōnios : Geminos on the relation of astronomy to physics.

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