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| Autore principale: | Evans, James, 1948-
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| Titolo: | Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena : a translation and study of a hellenistic survey of astronomy / James Evans and J. Lennart Berggren. |
| Pubblicazione: | Princeton : Princeton university press, 2006. |
| Descrizione fisica: | xviii, 325 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Contiene: | Indice: List of illustrations. List of tables. Preface. Pt. 1. Introduction: 1. Significance of Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena 2. Geminos's other works 3. On the Phenomena in Greek astronomy 4. The Greek genre of astronomical surveys 5. Geminos's sources for his Introduction 6. Geminos's country and date 7. Geminos and the stoics 8. Geminos on astronomical instruments and models 9. Geminos on mathematical genres 10. Reality and representation in Greek astronomy 11. Heliacal risings and settings 12. Astronomical applications of arithmetic progressions 13. Lunar and lunisolar cycles 14. On the text and translation. Pt. 2. Introduction to the Phenomena: translation and commentary: 1. On the circle of the signs 2. Aspects of the zodiacal signs 3. On the constellations 4. On the axis and the poles 5. The circles on the sphere 6. On day and night 7. On the risings of the 12 signs 8. On months 9. On phases of the moon 10. On the eclipse of the Sun 11. On the eclipse of the Moon 12. That the planets make the movement opposite to that of the cosmos 13. On risings and settings 14. On the paths of the fixed stars 15. Concerning the zones on earth 16. On geographical regions 17. On weather signs from the stars 18. On the exeligmos. Parapegma. Pt. 3. Fragments 1 and 2, from Geminos's other works: 1. Fragment 1: From Geminos's Philokalia: Geminos on the classification of the mathematical sciences 2. Fragment 2: From Geminos's Concise exposition of the meteorology of Poseidonios: Geminos on the relation of astronomy to physics. Pt. 4. Reference materials: 1. Appendix 1: Textual notes to Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena 2. Appendix 2: The Geminos Parapegma 3. Appendix 3: Glossary of technical terms in Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena 4. Appendix 4: Index of persons mentioned by Geminos. Bibliography. Index |
| Visionato in: | IMSS |
| ISBN: | 9780691123394 |
| Altri autori: | Berggren, J. Lennart, 1941-, (coautore.) Geminus, sec. I a.C. |
| Altri titoli: | Introduction to the Phenomena |
| Discipline: | Astronomia--Testi e Carteggi. |
| Keyword: | Testi e Carteggi--Astronomia. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Mondo antico--Area greco-romana. |
| Correlato a: |  Aujac, Germaine 1923- Recensione]. Acerbi, Fabio. Recensione]. |
| Collocazione: | LS 15974 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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