Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena
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Alhazen
Almagest
Analemma
Ancient Greek astronomy
Arcturus
Aristarchus of Samos
Armillary sphere
Astrological sign
Astrology
Astronomer
Astronomy
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Babylonian astronomy
Berossus
Bithynia
Calculation
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Celestial equator
Celestial globe
Celestial pole
Celestial sphere
Circular motion
Colure
Corona Borealis
Culmination
De rerum natura
Declination
Delphinus
Dioptra
Ecliptic
Ephemeris
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Eratosthenes
Euclid's Elements
Extrapolation
First principle
Fomalhaut
Geminus
Geodesy
Geometry
Gerard of Cremona
Heliacal rising
Heliocentrism
Hipparchus
Horoscope
Illustration
Julian day
Longitude
Lunisolar calendar
Mean longitude
Meridian circle
Meteorology
Month
N ray
Occultation
On the Heavens
Orrery
Prediction
Protractor
Pytheas
Right ascension
Sidereal time
Solstice
Summer solstice
Tetrabiblos
Theodolite
Theory
Timocharis
Transliteration
Vitruvius
Winter solstice
Year
Zodiac
Product details
- ISBN 9780691123394
- Weight: 652g
- Dimensions: 152 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 29 Oct 2006
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
James Evans is codirector of the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at the University of Puget Sound. J. Lennart Berggren is Professor of Mathematics at Simon Fraser University.
