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

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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

Cambridge University Press, 2026

  • : hardback

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In Arati et Eudoxi Phaenomena commentariorum

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Content Type: text (ncrcontent), Media Type: unmediated (ncrmedia), Carrier Type: volume (ncrcarrier)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 492-513) and index

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

収録内容

  • 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

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