The Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos was active in the third
century BCE, more than a thousand years before Copernicus presented
his model of a heliocentric solar system. It was Aristarchus,
however, who first suggested - in a work that is now lost - that
the planets revolve around the sun. Edited by Sir Thomas Little
Heath (1861 1940), this 1913 publication contains the ancient
astronomer's only surviving treatise, which does not propound the
heliocentric hypothesis. The Greek text is based principally on the
tenth-century manuscript Vaticanus Graecus 204. Heath also provides
a facing-page English translation and explanatory notes. The
treatise is prefaced by a substantial history of ancient Greek
astronomy, ranging from Homer's first mention of constellations to
work by Heraclides of Pontus in the fourth century BCE relating to
the Earth's rotation. Heath's collection of translated ancient
texts, Greek Astronomy (1932), is also reissued in this series.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics |
Release date: |
September 2013 |
First published: |
August 2013 |
Authors: |
Thomas Heath
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
440 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-06233-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Mathematics >
History of mathematics
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LSN: |
1-108-06233-4 |
Barcode: |
9781108062336 |
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