Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena: A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Survey of Astronomy

by J Berggren, James Evans, J. Lennart Berggren

This is the first complete English translation of Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena--one of the most important and interesting astronomical works of its type to have survived from Greek antiquity. Gracefully and charmingly written, Geminos's first-century BC textbook for beginning students of astronomy can now be read straight through with understanding and enjoyment by a wider audience than ever before. James Evans and Lennart Berggren's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069112339X
• ISBN13: 9780691123394
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"