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Título : Granting the Seasons : The Chinese Astronomical Reform of 1280, With a Study of its Many Dimensions and a Translation of its Records ????? Tipo de documento: documento electrónico Autores: Sivin, Nathan ; SpringerLink (Online service) Editorial: New York, NY : Springer New York Fecha de publicación: 2009 Colección: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Número de páginas: V, 664 p Il.: online resource ISBN/ISSN/DL: 978-0-387-78956-9 Idioma : Inglés (eng) Palabras clave: Mathematics History Observations, Astronomical Astronomy Observations of Mathematical Sciences Astronomy, and Techniques Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: China's most sophisticated system of computational astronomy was created for a Mongol emperor who could neither read nor write Chinese, to celebrate victory over China after forty years of devastating war. This book explains how and why, and reconstructs the observatory and the science that made it possible. For two thousand years, a fundamental ritual of government was the emperor's "granting the seasons" to his people at the New Year by issuing an almanac containing an accurate lunisolar calendar. The high point of this tradition was the "Season-granting system" (Shou-shih li, 1280). Its treatise records detailed instructions for computing eclipses of the sun and moon and motions of the planets, based on a rich archive of observations, some ancient and some new. Sivin, the West’s leading scholar of the Chinese sciences, not only recreates the project's cultural, political, bureaucratic, and personal dimensions, but translates the extensive treatise and explains every procedure in minimally technical language. The book contains many tables, illustrations, and aids to reference. It is clearly written for anyone who wants to understand the fundamental role of science in Chinese history. There is no comparable study of state science in any other early civilization Nota de contenido: Astronomical Reform and Occupation Politics -- Orientation -- The Project: Origins and Process -- The Astronomers -- The Observatory and its Instruments -- The Records -- Evaluation of the Season-Granting System -- Evaluation of the Season-Granting System, Part 2 -- Canon of the Season-Granting System, Part 1 -- Canon of the Season-Granting System, Part 2 -- Conclusion En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78956-9 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=33880 Granting the Seasons : The Chinese Astronomical Reform of 1280, With a Study of its Many Dimensions and a Translation of its Records ????? [documento electrónico] / Sivin, Nathan ; SpringerLink (Online service) . - New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009 . - V, 664 p : online resource. - (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences) .
ISBN : 978-0-387-78956-9
Idioma : Inglés (eng)
Palabras clave: Mathematics History Observations, Astronomical Astronomy Observations of Mathematical Sciences Astronomy, and Techniques Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: China's most sophisticated system of computational astronomy was created for a Mongol emperor who could neither read nor write Chinese, to celebrate victory over China after forty years of devastating war. This book explains how and why, and reconstructs the observatory and the science that made it possible. For two thousand years, a fundamental ritual of government was the emperor's "granting the seasons" to his people at the New Year by issuing an almanac containing an accurate lunisolar calendar. The high point of this tradition was the "Season-granting system" (Shou-shih li, 1280). Its treatise records detailed instructions for computing eclipses of the sun and moon and motions of the planets, based on a rich archive of observations, some ancient and some new. Sivin, the West’s leading scholar of the Chinese sciences, not only recreates the project's cultural, political, bureaucratic, and personal dimensions, but translates the extensive treatise and explains every procedure in minimally technical language. The book contains many tables, illustrations, and aids to reference. It is clearly written for anyone who wants to understand the fundamental role of science in Chinese history. There is no comparable study of state science in any other early civilization Nota de contenido: Astronomical Reform and Occupation Politics -- Orientation -- The Project: Origins and Process -- The Astronomers -- The Observatory and its Instruments -- The Records -- Evaluation of the Season-Granting System -- Evaluation of the Season-Granting System, Part 2 -- Canon of the Season-Granting System, Part 1 -- Canon of the Season-Granting System, Part 2 -- Conclusion En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78956-9 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=33880 Ejemplares
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Título : Ancient Astronomical Observations and the Study of the Moon’s Motion (1691-1757) Tipo de documento: documento electrónico Autores: Steele, John M ; SpringerLink (Online service) Editorial: Boston, MA : Springer US Fecha de publicación: 2012 Colección: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Número de páginas: XIV, 154 p. 13 illus Il.: online resource ISBN/ISSN/DL: 978-1-4614-2149-8 Idioma : Inglés (eng) Palabras clave: Mathematics History Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmology Observations, Astronomical Observations Physics of Mathematical Sciences Astronomy, and Techniques Philosophical Foundations Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: Historians of astronomy, historians of the ancient world, and astronomers will be enriched by the unique and captivating topics covered in this book. This volume contains the first detailed study of the use of ancient and medieval astronomical observations in order to investigate the moon’s secular acceleration—from its discovery by Edmond Halley to the establishment of the magnitude of the acceleration by Richard Dunthorne, Tobias Mayer and Jérôme Lalande in the 1740s and 1750s. The discovery of a gradual acceleration in the moon’s mean motion by Halley in the last decade of the seventeenth century sparked a revival of interest in reports of astronomical observations from antiquity. These observations provided the only means with which to study the moon’s ‘secular acceleration’ as this newly-discovered acceleration became known. John M. Steele tells the story of how the secular acceleration of the moon was discovered, the reception of its discovery, and the first attempts to determine its size of the acceleration from historical data. Additionally, this study addresses the wider question of how ancient and medieval astronomy was viewed in the eighteenth century; particularly European perceptions of ancient Greek, Arabic, Babylonian, and Chinese astronomy. Making extensive use of previously unstudied manuscripts, this book explores how different astronomers used the same small body of preserved ancient observations in different ways in their work on the secular acceleration. Further, the broader context of the study of the moon’s secular acceleration, including its use in debates of biblical chronology and the use of astronomy in determining geographical longitude, are examined Nota de contenido: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Edmond Halley’s Discovery of the Secular Acceleration of the Moon -- 3. A Forgotten Episode in the History of the Secular Acceleration: William Whiston, Arthur Ashley Sykes and the Eclipse of Phlegon -- 4. The Gradual Acceptance of the Existence of the Secular Acceleration During the 1740s -- 5. Eighteenth Century Views of Ancient Astronomy -- 6. The First Detailed Study of the Moon’s Secular Acceleration: Richard Dunthorne -- 7. An Integrated Approach: Tobias Mayer -- 8. The Final Synthesis: Jérôme Lalande -- 9. Epilogue -- References -- Index En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2149-8 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=32785 Ancient Astronomical Observations and the Study of the Moon’s Motion (1691-1757) [documento electrónico] / Steele, John M ; SpringerLink (Online service) . - Boston, MA : Springer US, 2012 . - XIV, 154 p. 13 illus : online resource. - (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences) .
ISBN : 978-1-4614-2149-8
Idioma : Inglés (eng)
Palabras clave: Mathematics History Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmology Observations, Astronomical Observations Physics of Mathematical Sciences Astronomy, and Techniques Philosophical Foundations Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: Historians of astronomy, historians of the ancient world, and astronomers will be enriched by the unique and captivating topics covered in this book. This volume contains the first detailed study of the use of ancient and medieval astronomical observations in order to investigate the moon’s secular acceleration—from its discovery by Edmond Halley to the establishment of the magnitude of the acceleration by Richard Dunthorne, Tobias Mayer and Jérôme Lalande in the 1740s and 1750s. The discovery of a gradual acceleration in the moon’s mean motion by Halley in the last decade of the seventeenth century sparked a revival of interest in reports of astronomical observations from antiquity. These observations provided the only means with which to study the moon’s ‘secular acceleration’ as this newly-discovered acceleration became known. John M. Steele tells the story of how the secular acceleration of the moon was discovered, the reception of its discovery, and the first attempts to determine its size of the acceleration from historical data. Additionally, this study addresses the wider question of how ancient and medieval astronomy was viewed in the eighteenth century; particularly European perceptions of ancient Greek, Arabic, Babylonian, and Chinese astronomy. Making extensive use of previously unstudied manuscripts, this book explores how different astronomers used the same small body of preserved ancient observations in different ways in their work on the secular acceleration. Further, the broader context of the study of the moon’s secular acceleration, including its use in debates of biblical chronology and the use of astronomy in determining geographical longitude, are examined Nota de contenido: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Edmond Halley’s Discovery of the Secular Acceleration of the Moon -- 3. A Forgotten Episode in the History of the Secular Acceleration: William Whiston, Arthur Ashley Sykes and the Eclipse of Phlegon -- 4. The Gradual Acceptance of the Existence of the Secular Acceleration During the 1740s -- 5. Eighteenth Century Views of Ancient Astronomy -- 6. The First Detailed Study of the Moon’s Secular Acceleration: Richard Dunthorne -- 7. An Integrated Approach: Tobias Mayer -- 8. The Final Synthesis: Jérôme Lalande -- 9. Epilogue -- References -- Index En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2149-8 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=32785 Ejemplares
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Título : Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts Tipo de documento: documento electrónico Autores: Ossendrijver, Mathieu ; SpringerLink (Online service) Editorial: New York, NY : Springer New York Fecha de publicación: 2012 Colección: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Número de páginas: XXVI, 618 p Il.: online resource ISBN/ISSN/DL: 978-1-4614-3782-6 Idioma : Inglés (eng) Palabras clave: Mathematics History Oriental languages Semitic Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmology Observations, Astronomical Observations of Mathematical Sciences Astronomy, and Techniques Science Languages Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts contains a new analysis of the procedure texts of Babylonian mathematical astronomy. These cuneiform tablets, excavated in Babylon and Uruk and dating from 350?50 BCE, contain computational instructions that represent the earliest known form of mathematical astronomy of the ancient world. The targeted readership includes assyriologists, historians of science, astronomers and others with an interest in Babylonian astronomy. The book includes new translations of all 108 available tablets that are based on a modern approach incorporating recent insights from assyriology and translation science. All translations are accompanied by commentaries and photographs of the tablets. The preceding chapters are devoted to documentary, lexical, semantic, mathematical and astronomical aspects of the procedure texts. Special attention is given to issues of mathematical representation, a topic that had previously been largely ignored. Mathematical concepts are presented in a didactic fashion, setting out from the most elementary ones (numbers and elementary operations) to more complex ones (algorithms and computational systems). Chapters devoted to the planets and the Moon contain updated and expanded reconstructions and astronomical interpretations of the algorithms. The author intends to continue his study of Babylonian mathematical astronomy with a new publication devoted to the Tabular Texts—the end products of Babylonian mathematical astronomy, computed with algorithms that are formulated in the present volume. The upcoming volume will contain new editions and reconstructions of over 250 tabular texts and a new philological, astronomical, and mathematical analysis of these texts Nota de contenido: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and symbols -- 1. Procedure texts -- 2. Mathematical concepts – from numbers to computational systems -- 3. Planets -- 4. Moon -- 5. Critical editions -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Indices En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3782-6 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=32819 Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts [documento electrónico] / Ossendrijver, Mathieu ; SpringerLink (Online service) . - New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012 . - XXVI, 618 p : online resource. - (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences) .
ISBN : 978-1-4614-3782-6
Idioma : Inglés (eng)
Palabras clave: Mathematics History Oriental languages Semitic Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmology Observations, Astronomical Observations of Mathematical Sciences Astronomy, and Techniques Science Languages Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts contains a new analysis of the procedure texts of Babylonian mathematical astronomy. These cuneiform tablets, excavated in Babylon and Uruk and dating from 350?50 BCE, contain computational instructions that represent the earliest known form of mathematical astronomy of the ancient world. The targeted readership includes assyriologists, historians of science, astronomers and others with an interest in Babylonian astronomy. The book includes new translations of all 108 available tablets that are based on a modern approach incorporating recent insights from assyriology and translation science. All translations are accompanied by commentaries and photographs of the tablets. The preceding chapters are devoted to documentary, lexical, semantic, mathematical and astronomical aspects of the procedure texts. Special attention is given to issues of mathematical representation, a topic that had previously been largely ignored. Mathematical concepts are presented in a didactic fashion, setting out from the most elementary ones (numbers and elementary operations) to more complex ones (algorithms and computational systems). Chapters devoted to the planets and the Moon contain updated and expanded reconstructions and astronomical interpretations of the algorithms. The author intends to continue his study of Babylonian mathematical astronomy with a new publication devoted to the Tabular Texts—the end products of Babylonian mathematical astronomy, computed with algorithms that are formulated in the present volume. The upcoming volume will contain new editions and reconstructions of over 250 tabular texts and a new philological, astronomical, and mathematical analysis of these texts Nota de contenido: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and symbols -- 1. Procedure texts -- 2. Mathematical concepts – from numbers to computational systems -- 3. Planets -- 4. Moon -- 5. Critical editions -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Indices En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3782-6 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=32819 Ejemplares
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Título : Numerical Methods in Multidimensional Radiative Transfer Tipo de documento: documento electrónico Autores: SpringerLink (Online service) ; Kanschat, Guido ; Meinköhn, Erik ; Rannacher, Rolf ; Wehrse, Rainer Editorial: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg Fecha de publicación: 2009 Número de páginas: VIII, 309 p. 86 illus Il.: online resource ISBN/ISSN/DL: 978-3-540-85369-5 Idioma : Inglés (eng) Palabras clave: Mathematics Atmospheric sciences Numerical analysis Observations, Astronomical Astronomy Observations Computational intelligence Analysis Astronomy, and Techniques Sciences Intelligence Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: The book provides an overview of the numerical modelling of radiation fields in multidimensional geometries. It covers advances and problems in the mathematical treatment of the radiative transfer equation, a partial integro-differential equation of high dimension that describes the propagation of the radiation in various fields. Highly accurate and fast methods with sound analytical foundations are particularly emphasized. The volume should not only serve as a basis for the selection of suitable methods for actual radiative transfer problems in disciplines from astronomy and climatology to radiological diagnostics but also be a starting point for additional mathematical investigations on many still unknown aspects of the transfer equation Nota de contenido: Introduction: The Radiation Field and its Transfer Equation -- Stochastic Properties of the Radiative Transfer Equation -- An Approach to Neutrino Radiative Transfer in Supernova Simulations -- A Finite Element Method for the Even-Parity Radiative Transfer Equation Using the P N Approximation -- Solution of Radiative Transfer Problems with Finite Elements -- A General-Purpose Finite Element Method for 3D Radiative Transfer Problems -- Radiative Transfer in 4D: The Inclusion of Kinematical Information -- A Problem-Orientable Numerical Algorithm for Modeling Multi-Dimensional Radiative MHD Flows in Astrophysics – the Hierarchical Solution Scenario -- Rapidly-Converging Methods for Solving Multilevel Transfer Problems -- Radiative Transfer in NLTE Model Atmospheres -- The Solution of the Radiative Transfer Equation in Axial Symmetry -- Multidimensional Radiation Hydrodynamics -- Probing the Initial Conditions for Star Formation with Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer Simulations -- Radiative Transfer Through the Intergalactic Medium -- Radiative Transfer with Finite Elements: Application to the Ly? Emission of High-Redshift Galaxies -- Radiative Transfer Problem in Dusty Galaxies: Ray-Tracing Approach -- Shape Reconstruction for an Inverse Radiative Transfer Problem Arising in Medical Imaging En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85369-5 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=34033 Numerical Methods in Multidimensional Radiative Transfer [documento electrónico] / SpringerLink (Online service) ; Kanschat, Guido ; Meinköhn, Erik ; Rannacher, Rolf ; Wehrse, Rainer . - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009 . - VIII, 309 p. 86 illus : online resource.
ISBN : 978-3-540-85369-5
Idioma : Inglés (eng)
Palabras clave: Mathematics Atmospheric sciences Numerical analysis Observations, Astronomical Astronomy Observations Computational intelligence Analysis Astronomy, and Techniques Sciences Intelligence Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: The book provides an overview of the numerical modelling of radiation fields in multidimensional geometries. It covers advances and problems in the mathematical treatment of the radiative transfer equation, a partial integro-differential equation of high dimension that describes the propagation of the radiation in various fields. Highly accurate and fast methods with sound analytical foundations are particularly emphasized. The volume should not only serve as a basis for the selection of suitable methods for actual radiative transfer problems in disciplines from astronomy and climatology to radiological diagnostics but also be a starting point for additional mathematical investigations on many still unknown aspects of the transfer equation Nota de contenido: Introduction: The Radiation Field and its Transfer Equation -- Stochastic Properties of the Radiative Transfer Equation -- An Approach to Neutrino Radiative Transfer in Supernova Simulations -- A Finite Element Method for the Even-Parity Radiative Transfer Equation Using the P N Approximation -- Solution of Radiative Transfer Problems with Finite Elements -- A General-Purpose Finite Element Method for 3D Radiative Transfer Problems -- Radiative Transfer in 4D: The Inclusion of Kinematical Information -- A Problem-Orientable Numerical Algorithm for Modeling Multi-Dimensional Radiative MHD Flows in Astrophysics – the Hierarchical Solution Scenario -- Rapidly-Converging Methods for Solving Multilevel Transfer Problems -- Radiative Transfer in NLTE Model Atmospheres -- The Solution of the Radiative Transfer Equation in Axial Symmetry -- Multidimensional Radiation Hydrodynamics -- Probing the Initial Conditions for Star Formation with Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer Simulations -- Radiative Transfer Through the Intergalactic Medium -- Radiative Transfer with Finite Elements: Application to the Ly? Emission of High-Redshift Galaxies -- Radiative Transfer Problem in Dusty Galaxies: Ray-Tracing Approach -- Shape Reconstruction for an Inverse Radiative Transfer Problem Arising in Medical Imaging En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85369-5 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=34033 Ejemplares
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Título : A Survey of the Almagest : With Annotation and New Commentary by Alexander Jones Tipo de documento: documento electrónico Autores: Pedersen, Olaf ; SpringerLink (Online service) ; Jones, Alexander Editorial: New York, NY : Springer New York Fecha de publicación: 2011 Otro editor: Imprint: Springer Colección: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Número de páginas: X, 480 p. 129 illus Il.: online resource ISBN/ISSN/DL: 978-0-387-84826-6 Idioma : Inglés (eng) Palabras clave: Mathematics History Observations, Astronomical Astronomy Observations of Mathematical Sciences Astronomy, and Techniques Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: The "Almagest," by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy, is the most important surviving treatise on early mathematical astronomy, offering historians valuable insight into the astronomy and mathematics of the ancient world. Pedersen's 1974 publication, "A Survey of the Almagest," is the most recent in a long tradition of companions to the "Almagest." Part paraphrase and part commentary, Pedersen’s work has earned the universal praise of historians and serves as the definitive introductory text for students interested in studying the "Almagest." In this revised edition, Alexander Jones, a distinguished authority on the history of early astronomy, provides supplementary information and commentary to the original text to account for scholarship that has appeared since 1974. This revision also incorporates various corrections to Pedersen's original text that have been identified since its publication. This volume is intended to provide students of the history of astronomy with a self-contained introduction to the "Almagest," helping them to understand and appreciate Ptolemy’s great and classical work. From the reviews of "A Survey of the Almagest": “Pedersen has performed his analysis with great care and technical accuracy. … [The book] is written dearly and concisely. It certainly achieves its aim of making the 'Almagest' accessible and understandable to students of the history of astronomy.” – G. J. Toomer, Archives Internationales d’Histoire des Sciences “The organization of the 'Survey' … is done in such a brilliant style that makes the technically prohibiting text of the 'Almagest' an enjoyable reading within a clear historical perspective…” – George A. Saliba, Centaurus “['A Survey of the Almagest'] is a mine of well-organized, well-documented, carefully cross-indexed information. Indeed, the general reader will find it an eye-opening introduction to Greek mathematics…” – Victor E. Thoren, Isis Nota de contenido: - Forward to the revised edition -- Preface -- The almagest through the ages -- Physics and philosophy in the almagest -- Ptolemy as a mathematician -- Spherical astronomy in the almagest -- The motion of the sun -- The theories of the moon -- Parallaxes and eclipses -- The fixed stars -- The superior planets -- The inferior planets -- Retrograde motions and maximum elongations -- Latitudes and visibility periods -- Epilogue-the other ptolemy -- Apendix A: dated observations -- Appendix B: numerical parameters -- Bibliography -- Index of names -- Index of subjects -- Supplementary notes -- Supplementary bibliography En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84826-6 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=33079 A Survey of the Almagest : With Annotation and New Commentary by Alexander Jones [documento electrónico] / Pedersen, Olaf ; SpringerLink (Online service) ; Jones, Alexander . - New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011 . - X, 480 p. 129 illus : online resource. - (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences) .
ISBN : 978-0-387-84826-6
Idioma : Inglés (eng)
Palabras clave: Mathematics History Observations, Astronomical Astronomy Observations of Mathematical Sciences Astronomy, and Techniques Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: The "Almagest," by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy, is the most important surviving treatise on early mathematical astronomy, offering historians valuable insight into the astronomy and mathematics of the ancient world. Pedersen's 1974 publication, "A Survey of the Almagest," is the most recent in a long tradition of companions to the "Almagest." Part paraphrase and part commentary, Pedersen’s work has earned the universal praise of historians and serves as the definitive introductory text for students interested in studying the "Almagest." In this revised edition, Alexander Jones, a distinguished authority on the history of early astronomy, provides supplementary information and commentary to the original text to account for scholarship that has appeared since 1974. This revision also incorporates various corrections to Pedersen's original text that have been identified since its publication. This volume is intended to provide students of the history of astronomy with a self-contained introduction to the "Almagest," helping them to understand and appreciate Ptolemy’s great and classical work. From the reviews of "A Survey of the Almagest": “Pedersen has performed his analysis with great care and technical accuracy. … [The book] is written dearly and concisely. It certainly achieves its aim of making the 'Almagest' accessible and understandable to students of the history of astronomy.” – G. J. Toomer, Archives Internationales d’Histoire des Sciences “The organization of the 'Survey' … is done in such a brilliant style that makes the technically prohibiting text of the 'Almagest' an enjoyable reading within a clear historical perspective…” – George A. Saliba, Centaurus “['A Survey of the Almagest'] is a mine of well-organized, well-documented, carefully cross-indexed information. Indeed, the general reader will find it an eye-opening introduction to Greek mathematics…” – Victor E. Thoren, Isis Nota de contenido: - Forward to the revised edition -- Preface -- The almagest through the ages -- Physics and philosophy in the almagest -- Ptolemy as a mathematician -- Spherical astronomy in the almagest -- The motion of the sun -- The theories of the moon -- Parallaxes and eclipses -- The fixed stars -- The superior planets -- The inferior planets -- Retrograde motions and maximum elongations -- Latitudes and visibility periods -- Epilogue-the other ptolemy -- Apendix A: dated observations -- Appendix B: numerical parameters -- Bibliography -- Index of names -- Index of subjects -- Supplementary notes -- Supplementary bibliography En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84826-6 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=33079 Ejemplares
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