Theodosii Sphaerica: Methodo Nova Illustrata, & Succinctè Demonstrata [Greek, Ancient (To 1453)]

By Barrow Isaac 1630-1677

Book Overview

A rare and valuable work on ancient Greek mathematics and astronomy, Theodosii Sphaerica is a treatise on the geometry of the sphere and its applications to astronomical theory. The work is attributed to Theodosius of Bithynia, a Greek mathematician who lived in the first century BC, and was later revised and expanded by scholars in late antiquity and the Byzantine era. This edition includes a Latin translation of the original Greek text, along with notes and commentaries by Isaac Barrow, a seventeenth-century mathematician and theologian. This book will interest mathematicians, astronomers, and historians of ancient Greek science and philosophy.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: Greek, Ancient (To 1453)
• ISBN: 1022589903
• ISBN13: 9781022589902
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"