Buch Details
The Heavens stands in the tradition of ancient philosophical and astronomical literature from the time of Plato and Aristotle to that of Ptolemy and is an excellent introduction to some basic principles of ancient astronomy. Its technical information includes demonstrations of a geocentric cosmology, measurements of the Earth's circumference and Sun's size, a brief account of planetary motion, descriptions of the Earth and its climatic zones, and accounts of lunar eclipses and phases.
- Einband Andere
- ISBN13 9780520233256
- ISBN10 0520233255
- Buchseiten 238
- Jahr der Ausgabe 2004
- Sprache Englisch
Cleomedes' lectures on astronomy: a translation of "The Heavens"
- Autor/in Alan C. Bowen , Robert B. Todd
- Verlag CALIFORNIA
- ISBN 9780520233256