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Including translated extracts by such authors as Plato, Aristotle, Euclid and Ptolemy, this collection of ancient Greek astronomical writing first appeared in 1932. It features a thorough introduction by editor and translator Sir Thomas Little Heath (18611940), a doxography of anecdotes from ancient authors and longer philosophical essays.

Table of Contents
Prefatory note; 1. Introduction; 2. Doxography; 3. Plato; 4. Eudoxus (and Callippus); 5. Aristotle; 6. Heraclides of Pontus; 7. Euclid; 8. Aristarchus of Samos; 9. Eratosthenes; 10. Aratus; 11. Posidonius; 12. Geminus; 13. Hipparchus; 14. Ptolemy; 15. Strabo; 16. Treatise 'De mundo'; 17. Cleomedes; 18. Plutarch; Appendix; Index.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/20/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108062800, 978-1108062800
      ISBN10: 1108062806

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Including translated extracts by such authors as Plato, Aristotle, Euclid and Ptolemy, this collection of ancient Greek astronomical writing first appeared in 1932. It features a thorough introduction by editor and translator Sir Thomas Little Heath (18611940), a doxography of anecdotes from ancient authors and longer philosophical essays.

      Table of Contents
      Prefatory note; 1. Introduction; 2. Doxography; 3. Plato; 4. Eudoxus (and Callippus); 5. Aristotle; 6. Heraclides of Pontus; 7. Euclid; 8. Aristarchus of Samos; 9. Eratosthenes; 10. Aratus; 11. Posidonius; 12. Geminus; 13. Hipparchus; 14. Ptolemy; 15. Strabo; 16. Treatise 'De mundo'; 17. Cleomedes; 18. Plutarch; Appendix; Index.

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