Book 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.
- Binding Others
- ISBN13 9780520233256
- ISBN10 0520233255
- Pages 238
- Published 2004
- Language English
Cleomedes' lectures on astronomy: a translation of "The Heavens"
- Author Alan C. Bowen , Robert B. Todd
- Publisher CALIFORNIA
- ISBN 9780520233256