The French mathematician and historian of science Paul Tannery
(1843-1904) worked as an administrator in the state tobacco
industry while researching and publishing on a wide variety of
topics, including editions of Fermat and Descartes as well as of
the Greek mathematician Diophantus of Alexandria. This 1893 work
reviews the history of ancient Greek astronomy, beginning with a
survey of what the Greeks actually meant by the use of the terms
'astronomy' and 'astrology', and going on to consider the work of
Pythagoras and the other pre-Socratics, Aristotle and the
Alexandrian mathematicians. At its core is a detailed analysis of
Claudius Ptolemy's Almagest, which attempts to trace each of the
Greek master's theories - on the sphericity and circumference of
the earth, on the sun, moon and planets, and on the prediction of
eclipses - back to its historical origins in Greek mathematical and
philosophical thought.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy |
| Release date: |
April 2015 |
| Authors: |
Paul Tannery
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
386 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-08448-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Astronomy, space & time >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-108-08448-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781108084482 |
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