Archimedes
© 2010
Ptolemy in Perspective
Use and Criticism of his Work from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century
Editors: Jones, Alexander (Ed.)
- Offers a comprehensive study of the "afterlife" of one of antiquity's greatest scientists
- Shows how the study of the past has persistently intertwined with current science
- Presents important new insights from recently discovered or little-studied documents
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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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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
