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The spherics of Theodosios / Nathan Sidoli and R.S.D. Thomas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Theodosius, active 1st century B.C., author.
- Series:
- Scientific writings from the ancient and medieval world
- Standardized Title:
- De sphaericis. English
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Theodosius, active 1st century B.C--Translations into English.
- Theodosius.
- Mathematics, Greek--Early works to 1800.
- Mathematics, Greek.
- Mathematics--Early works to 1800.
- Mathematics.
- Sphere--Early works to 1800.
- Sphere.
- Astronomy, Greek--Early works to 1800.
- Astronomy, Greek.
- Astronomy--Mathematics--Early works to 1800.
- Astronomy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 532 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
- Language Note:
- In English, translated from the ancient Greek.
- Biography/History:
- Nathan Sidoli is a professor of the history and philosophy of science at Waseda University, Tokyo. He has published widely on Greek and Islamic mathematics and astronomy, including Thābit ibn Qurra's Restoration of Euclid's Data, with Yoichi Isahaya, and is currently co-editor of Historia Mathematica and SCIAMVS. R.S.D. Thomas is an emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of Manitoba and fellow of St John's College in Winnipeg, Canada. His previous historical work was Euclid's Phaenomena, with J.L. Berggren. His main scholarly activity since 1992 has been editing the journal Philosophia Mathematica.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Nathan Sidoli
- Translation / translated by Nathan Sidoli, R.S.D. Thomas
- Commentary / Nathan Sidoli
- Paraphrase / R. S. D. Thomas.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 01, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Theodosius, active 1st century B.C. Spherics of Theodosios
- ISBN:
- 9781003142164
- 1003142168
- 9781000896053
- 1000896056
- 9781000896091
- 1000896099
- Publisher Number:
- 40031860692
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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