| Description |
1 online resource (146 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
History of Mathematics ; v. 29 |
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History of mathematics ; v.29.
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| 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 |
| Summary |
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 astronomy of his day, into its historical context for readers not already familiar with it. So no knowledge of astronomy or advanced mathematics is necessary for an understanding of the work. The book shows mathematical astronomy shortly before the invention of trigonometry, which allowed the calculation of exact |
| Notes |
Originally published: New York : Garland Pub., 1996, in series: Sources and studies in the history and philosophy of classical science ; 4 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-125) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Euclid. Phaenomena.
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| SUBJECT |
Phaenomena (Euclid) fast |
| Subject |
Spherical astronomy -- Early works to 1800
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Astronomy, Greek.
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Astronomy, Greek
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Spherical astronomy
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Berggren J.L
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Thomas, R. S. D
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| LC no. |
2006045995 |
| ISBN |
9781470418090 |
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1470418096 |
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082184072X |
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9780821840726 |
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