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After the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Phaenomena was the most widely read poem in the ancient world. Its fame was immediate. It was translated into Latin by Ovid and Cicero and quoted by St. Paul in the New Testament, and it was one of the few Greek poems translated into Arabic. Aratus’ Phaenomena is a didactic poem—a practical manual in verse that teaches the reader to identify constellations and predict weather. The poem also explains the relationship between celestial phenomena and such human affairs as agriculture and navigation. Despite the historical and pedagogical importance of the poem, no English edition suitable for students and general readers has been available for decades. Aaron Poochigian’s lively translation makes accessible one of the most influential poets of antiquity. Poochigian's interpretation of the Phaenomena reestablishes the ancient link between poetry and science and demonstrates that verse is an effective medium for instruction. Featuring references to Classical mythology and science, star charts of the northern and southern skies, extensive notes, and an introduction to the work’s stylistic features and literary reception, this dynamic work will appeal to students of Ancient Greece who want to deepen their understanding of the Classical world.
Book Synopsis Phaenomena by : Aratus (Solensis.)
Download or read book Phaenomena written by Aratus (Solensis.) and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Phaenomena was the most widely read poem in the ancient world. Its fame was immediate. It was translated into Latin by Ovid and Cicero and quoted by St. Paul in the New Testament, and it was one of the few Greek poems translated into Arabic. Aratus’ Phaenomena is a didactic poem—a practical manual in verse that teaches the reader to identify constellations and predict weather. The poem also explains the relationship between celestial phenomena and such human affairs as agriculture and navigation. Despite the historical and pedagogical importance of the poem, no English edition suitable for students and general readers has been available for decades. Aaron Poochigian’s lively translation makes accessible one of the most influential poets of antiquity. Poochigian's interpretation of the Phaenomena reestablishes the ancient link between poetry and science and demonstrates that verse is an effective medium for instruction. Featuring references to Classical mythology and science, star charts of the northern and southern skies, extensive notes, and an introduction to the work’s stylistic features and literary reception, this dynamic work will appeal to students of Ancient Greece who want to deepen their understanding of the Classical world.
"First published as an Oxford world's classics paperback, 2015."--Verso of title page.
Book Synopsis Constellation Myths by : Eratosthenes
Download or read book Constellation Myths written by Eratosthenes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published as an Oxford world's classics paperback, 2015."--Verso of title page.
In this volume all extant celestial maps and globes made before 1500 are described and analysed. It also discusses the astronomical sources involved in making these artefacts in antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Islamic world and the European Renaissance before 1500.
Book Synopsis Illustrating the Phaenomena by : Elly Dekker
Download or read book Illustrating the Phaenomena written by Elly Dekker and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume all extant celestial maps and globes made before 1500 are described and analysed. It also discusses the astronomical sources involved in making these artefacts in antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Islamic world and the European Renaissance before 1500.
Originally published in 1996, this book contains a translation and study of Euclid's Phaenomena, a work which once formed part of the mathematical training of astronomers from Central Asia to Western Europe. Included is an introduction that sets Euclid's geometry of the celestial sphere, and its application to the astronomy of his day, into its historical context for readers not already familiar with it. So no knowledge of astronomy or advanced mathematics is necessary for an understanding of the work. The book shows mathematical astronomy shortly before the invention of trigonometry, which allowed the calculation of exact results and the subsequent composition of Ptolemy's Almagest. This work and the (roughly) contemporaneous treatises of Autolycus and Aristarchos form a corpus of the oldest extant works on mathematical astronomy. Together with Euclid's Optics one has the beginnings of the history of science as an application of mathematics.
Book Synopsis Euclid's Phaenomena by : J. L. Berggren
Download or read book Euclid's Phaenomena written by J. L. Berggren and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-29 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1996, this book contains a translation and study of Euclid's Phaenomena, a work which once formed part of the mathematical training of astronomers from Central Asia to Western Europe. Included is an introduction that sets Euclid's geometry of the celestial sphere, and its application to the astronomy of his day, into its historical context for readers not already familiar with it. So no knowledge of astronomy or advanced mathematics is necessary for an understanding of the work. The book shows mathematical astronomy shortly before the invention of trigonometry, which allowed the calculation of exact results and the subsequent composition of Ptolemy's Almagest. This work and the (roughly) contemporaneous treatises of Autolycus and Aristarchos form a corpus of the oldest extant works on mathematical astronomy. Together with Euclid's Optics one has the beginnings of the history of science as an application of mathematics.
Book Synopsis A Treatise on the Eye, the Manner and Phaenomena of Vision. In Two Volumes by : William Porterfield
Download or read book A Treatise on the Eye, the Manner and Phaenomena of Vision. In Two Volumes written by William Porterfield and published by . This book was released on 1759 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Researches about Atmospheric Phaenomena by : Thomas Forster
Download or read book Researches about Atmospheric Phaenomena written by Thomas Forster and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Researches about Atmospheric Phaenomena by : Thomas FORSTER (F.L.S.)
Download or read book Researches about Atmospheric Phaenomena written by Thomas FORSTER (F.L.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Attempt to Demonstrate, that All the Phaenomena in Nature May be Explained by Two Simple Active Principles, Attraction and Repulsion by : Gowin Knight
Download or read book An Attempt to Demonstrate, that All the Phaenomena in Nature May be Explained by Two Simple Active Principles, Attraction and Repulsion written by Gowin Knight and published by . This book was released on 1754 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Essay Towards an Explication of the Phænomena of Electricity, Deduced from the Æther of Sir Isaac Newton, Contained in Three Papers which Were Read Before the Royal-Society. By Benjamin Wilson by : Benjamin Wilson
Download or read book An Essay Towards an Explication of the Phænomena of Electricity, Deduced from the Æther of Sir Isaac Newton, Contained in Three Papers which Were Read Before the Royal-Society. By Benjamin Wilson written by Benjamin Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1747 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis New observations concerning the colours of thin transparent bodies, shewing those phænomena to be inflections of light, and that the Newtonian fits of easy transmission and reflection derived from them have no existence, etc. [Subscribed, G. W. J., i.e. Gibbs Walker Jordan.] by : G. W. J.
Download or read book New observations concerning the colours of thin transparent bodies, shewing those phænomena to be inflections of light, and that the Newtonian fits of easy transmission and reflection derived from them have no existence, etc. [Subscribed, G. W. J., i.e. Gibbs Walker Jordan.] written by G. W. J. and published by . This book was released on 1800 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
