Ptolemy in Perspective: Use and Criticism of His Work from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century
by Alexander Jones 2020-07-24 19:00:13
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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 Perspec... Read more

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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  • 6.14x9.21x0.63inches
  • 232
  • Springer
  • December 1, 2009
  • English
  • 9789048127870
Alexander Jones is Professor of the History of the Exact Sciences in Antiquity at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World....
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