Ptolemy in Perspective
Use and Criticism of his Work from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century
Editors: Jones, Alexander (Ed.)
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Ptolemy was the most important physical scientist of the Roman Empire, and for a millennium and a half his writings on astronomy, astrology, and geography were models for imitation, resources for new work, and targets of criticism. Ptolemy in Perspective traces reactions to Ptolemy from his own times to ours. The nine studies show the complex processes by which an ancient scientist and his work gained and subsequently lost an overreaching reputation and authority.
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An Unpublished Astronomical Papyrus Contemporary with Ptolemy
Pages 1-10
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Ancient Rejection and Adoption of Ptolemy’s Frame of Reference for Longitudes
Pages 11-44
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Ptolemy’s Doctrine of the Terms and Its Reception
Pages 45-93
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The Tradition of Texts and Maps in Ptolemy’s Geography
Pages 95-119
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Islamic Reactions to Ptolemy’s Imprecisions
Pages 121-134
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Ptolemy in Perspective
- Book Subtitle
- Use and Criticism of his Work from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century
- Editors
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- Alexander Jones
- Series Title
- Archimedes
- Series Volume
- 23
- Copyright
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-90-481-2788-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-90-481-2788-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-90-481-2787-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-007-3086-1
- Series ISSN
- 1385-0180
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 229
- Topics
