This book provides the first English translation of the Greek text of
the Spherics of Theodosios (2nd-1st century BCE), a canonical
mathematical and astronomical text used from as early as the 2nd
century CE until the early modern period. Accompanied by an
introduction to the life and works of Theodosios and a
contextualization of his Spherics among other works of Greek
mathematics and astronomy, the translation is followed by a detailed
commentary, and an accessible English paraphrase accompanied with
mathematically generated diagrams. The volume has a broad appeal to
both general and specialist readers who do not read ancient Greek –
allowing readers to understand the mathematical and astronomical
principles and methods used by ancient and medieval readers of this
important text. The paraphrase with its mathematical diagrams will be
useful for readers with a scientific and mathematical background. This
study of one of the canonical mathematical and astronomical texts of
the ancient Greco-Roman, classical Islamic, and medieval Christian
worlds provides an invaluable resource for historians of science,
astronomy, and mathematics, and scholars of the ancient and medieval
periods.
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ISBN
9781000896091
Publisert
2023
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Utgiver
Taylor & Francis
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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