The astronomy of Hipparchus : an annotated translation of and introduction to The Commentary on the Phenomena of Aratus and Eudoxus / Eric Glover.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hipparchus, active 190 B.C.-127 B.C., Author.

Contributor:

Glover, Eric (Independent researcher), translator, writer of introduction, writer of added commentary.

Standardized Title:

In Arati et Eudoxi Phaenomena commentariorum. English http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/0a2cf692-ca6d-0a38-cd07-ba640253b929

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Hipparchus, active 190 B.C.-127 B.C. In Arati et Eudoxi Phaenomena commentariorum.

Hipparchus.

Greek literature.

Astronomy, Ancient.

Astronomy, Greek.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 518 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Hipparchus was the most important astronomer of the ancient Greek world. This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to almost everything that can be known or reasonably surmised about his life and work. Hipparchus was the first to apply an effective geometric model to the cosmos, which enabled him to predict the positions of the Sun, Moon and stars more reliably than before. He was also the first to catalogue most of the stars that were visible in the northern hemisphere, giving a detailed account of their risings, settings and culminations. His most important discovery was the long-term movement of the sky, known as precession. Crucially, this study provides a translation and analysis of Hipparchus' only surviving work, the Commentary on the Phenomena of Aratus and Eudoxus, and reconstructs his catalogue of the stars, which has not survived, using a modern precession model.

Contents:

Life and times

reputation and sources

works and achievements

The influence of the Near East

The mathematics of Hipparchus

The cosmology of Hipparchus

Instrumentation and measurement

Overview

Translation of book I

Translation of book II

Translation of book III

The star catalogue

Constellation tables.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 May 2026).

ISBN:

1-009-60754-5

9781009607490

9781009607520