Euclid's Phaenomena : a translation and study of a hellenistic treatise in spherical astronomy /

The 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. Included is an introduction that sets Euclid's geometry of the celestial sphere, and its application to the astro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Euclid
Other Authors: Berggren J.L, Thomas, R. S. D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
Published: Providence : American Mathematical Society, 2006.
Series:History of mathematics ; v.29.
Subjects:
Euclid. > Phaenomena.
Phaenomena (Euclid)
Spherical astronomy > Early works to 1800.
Astronomy, Greek.
Astronomie sphérique > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Astronomie grecque.
Astronomy, Greek
Spherical astronomy
Early works
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title page; Dedication; Contents; Preface to second printing; Preface; Quote by Plato; Introduction; Euclid's presuppositions; Notes on the translation; Sigla; Euclid's Phaenomena translated with commentary; Euclid's Phaenomena; English glossary of selected technical terms and phrases; Greek glossary of selected technical terms and phrases; Bibliography; Index of names; Index of subjects; Index of subjects (Greek); Back Cover.

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