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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.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hipparchus, active 190 B.C.-127 B.C. In Arati et Eudoxi Phaenomena commentariorum.
- Hipparchus.
- Greek literature.
- Astronomy, Ancient.
- Astronomy, Greek.
- Genre:
- Translations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- "A thorough introduction to the most important ancient Greek astronomer, Hipparchus. Features a translation and analysis of his 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"-- Provided by publisher.
- 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.
- ISBN:
- 1-009-60754-5
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