Ptolemy in Perspective, 2010 Use and Criticism of his Work from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century Archimedes Series, Vol. 23
Coordonnateur : Jones Alexander
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.
First comprehensive study of the "afterlife" of one of antiquity's greatest scientists
Shows how the study of the past has persistently intertwined with current science
Important new insights from recently discovered or little-studied documents
Date de parution : 11-2009
Ouvrage de 229 p.
15.5x23.5 cm