Euclid's Phaenomena
Phaenomena is a work by Euclid on spherical astronomy. The book is divided into 18 propositions, each dealing with "the important arcs on the celestial sphere". The book was fully translated into English in 1996, authors used two surviving copies for translation.[1][2]
Translations
[edit]- Latin
- English
- Berggren, J. L.; Thomas, R. S. D. (2006). Euclid's phaenomena: a translation and study of a hellenistic treatise in spherical astronomy (PDF). Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society [u.a.] ISBN 0-8218-4072-X. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
References
[edit]- ^ "Euclid's Phaenomena: A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Treatise in Spherical Astronomy . Euclid, J. L. Berggren, R. S. D. Thomas". Isis. 88 (3): 528–529. September 1997. doi:10.1086/383789.
- ^ Gouvêa, Fernando Q. "Euclid's Phaenomena: A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Treatise in Spherical Astronomy | Mathematical Association of America". maa.org. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Otto Neugebauer: A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy, New York-Heidelberg-Berlin 1975
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