Apollonii Pergaei Quae Graece Exstant Cum Commentariis Antiquis: Volume 2

by Apollonius of Rhodes and Apollonius of Perga

The Greek astronomer and geometrician Apollonius of Perga (c.262-c.190 BCE) produced pioneering written work on conic sections in which he demonstrated mathematically the generation of curves and their fundamental properties. His innovative terminology gave us the terms 'ellipse', 'hyperbola' and 'parabola'. The Danish scholar Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1854-1928), a professor of classical philology at the University of Copenhagen, prepared important editions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108061850
• ISBN13: 9781108061858
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"