Ptolemy's First Commentator
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780871698070
Paperback|9780871698070
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This is a print on demand publication. The early recognition of Ptolemy's major astronomical writings, the "Almagest" (or "Syntaxis") & the later "Handy Tables," has become a commonplace in histories of ancient astronomy. But the crucial century & a half between Ptolemy & the commentator Pappus, during which Ptolemy's works were first circulated & gained preeminence, is for mathematical astronomy as nearly barren of documents as the three centuries between Hipparchus & Ptolemy. The fragmentary text with which this monograph is concerned casts some light on both these murky periods. Moreover, it preserves quotations from Artemidorus, a still earlier critic of Ptolemy's innovations, & Apollinarius, a prominent astronomer from the time before Ptolemy. Illustrations.
| ISBN-13 | 9780871698070 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0871698072 |
| Weight | 0.28 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 7.00 x 0.25 x 10.00 In |
| List Price | $40.00 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 61 pages |
| Publisher | The American Philosophical Society Press |
| Published On | 1990-01-01 |
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