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Aristarchus of Samos: On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon: Greek Text, Translation, Analysis, and Relevant Scholia book cover

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Aristarchus of Samos: On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon Greek Text, Translation, Analysis, and Relevant Scholia

By Christián C. Carman, Rodolfo P. Buzón Copyright 2023
326 Pages 112 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

326 Pages 112 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

326 Pages 112 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book offers the Greek text and an English translation of Aristarchus of Samos’s On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon , accompanied by a full introduction, detailed commentary, and relevant scholia. Aristarchus of Samos was active in the third century BC. He was one of the first Greek astronomers to apply geometry to the solution of astronomical problems as we can see in his only... Read more

1. Preliminary study; 2. Greek text and translation; 3. Analysis of On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon; 4. Scholia; Appendix 1: Mathematical tools; Appendix 2: List of manuscripts

Biography

Christián C. Carman is Professor and Researcher at the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina, and Research Member of the National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET). He works on topics related to philosophy of science as well as history of ancient astronomy.

Rodolfo P. Buzón is Emeritus Professor of Greek Philology at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and Research Member of the National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET). He has published several works related to classical philology.

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