ISBN: 9780691123394

ISBN-13: 9780691123394, 978-0691123394. Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you … Mehr…

ISBN-13: 9780691123394, 978-0691123394. Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days).A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Survey of AstronomyAuthor(s): James Evans, J. Lennart BerggrenFormat: HardbackPublisher: Princeton University Press, United StatesImprint: Princeton University PressISBN-13: 9780691123394, 978-0691123394SynopsisThis 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. Geminos provides a clear view of Greek astronomy in the period between Hipparchos and Ptolemy, treating such subjects as the zodiac, the constellations, the theory of the celestial sphere, lunar cycles, and eclipses.Most significantly, Geminos gives us the earliest detailed discussion of Babylonian astronomy by a Greek writer, thus offering valuable insight into the cross-cultural transmission of astronomical knowledge in antiquity., Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Book Title: Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena, Publication Year: 2006, Type: Textbook, Format: Hardcover, Language: English, Publication Name: Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena: A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Survey of Astronomy, Item Height: 235mm, Item Width: 152mm, Subject: Science, Astronomy, Item Weight: 652g, Number of Pages: 328 Pages, Princeton University Press<

2006, ISBN: 069112339X

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[EAN: 9780691123394], Neubuch, [PU: Princeton University Press], SCIENCE/ SPACE SCIENCE / ASTRONOMY, nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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.Geminos provides a clear view of Greek astronomy in the period between Hipparchos and Ptolemy, treating such subjects as the zodiac, the constellations, the theory of the celestial sphere, lunar cycles, and eclipses. Most significantly, Geminos gives us the earliest detailed discussion of Babylonian astronomy by a Greek writer, thus offering valuable insight into the cross-cultural transmission of astronomical knowledge in antiquity., Books<

ISBN: 9780691123394

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 fr… Mehr…

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. Geminos provides a clear view of Greek astronomy in the period between Hipparchos and Ptolemy, treating such subjects as the zodiac, the constellations, the theory of the celestial sphere, lunar cycles, and eclipses. Most significantly, Geminos gives us the earliest detailed discussion of Babylonian astronomy by a Greek writer, thus offering valuable insight into the cross-cultural transmission of astronomical knowledge in antiquity. New Textbooks>Hardcover>Science>Astronomy>Astronomy, Princeton University Press Core >2 >T<

2006, ISBN: 9780691123394

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[ED: Gebunden], [PU: Princeton University Press], Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. In the Introduction to the Phenomena , Geminos provided a clear view of Greek astronomy in the period between Hipparchos and Ptolemy. This book, an English tra, DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, Hardcover, 346, [GW: 653g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Naturwissenschaft/Mathematik / Sonstiges - Naturwissenschaften]<