Geminosʼs Introduction to the Phenomena. A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Survey of Astronomy

Princeton University Press, 2006

Volume in copertina rigida con sovraccoperta, xviii-325 pagine. Indice consultabile nelle nostre immagini. Sporadici segnetti d'attenzione a matita in margine al testo, peraltro copia in ottimo stato -- 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 beginning students of astronomy can now be read straight through with understanding and enjoyment by a wider audience than ever before. James Evans and Lennart Berggren's accurate and readable translation is accompanied by a thorough introduction and commentary that set Geminos's work in its historical, scientific, and philosophical context. This book is generously illustrated with diagrams from medieval manuscripts of Geminos's text, as well as drawings and photographs of ancient astronomical instruments. It will be of great interest to students of the history of science, to classicists, and to professional and amateur astronomers who seek to learn more about the origins of their science.

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• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Tipologia: Libro usato vintage
• Copertina: hardcover
• Anno edizione: 2006
• EAN: 2570252139806

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