1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780740903321

Autore

Apollonius, of Perga

Titolo

Apollonius de Perge, Coniques [[electronic resource] /] / texte grec et arabe établi, traduit et commenté sous la direction de Roshdi Rashed ; édition et traduction du texte grec par Micheline Decorps-Foulquier et Michel Federspiel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : Walter de Gruyter, 2010

ISBN

1-282-88477-8

9786612884771

3-11-173252-5

3-11-021723-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (536 p.)

Collana

Scientia Graeco-Arabica, , 1868-7172 ; ; v. 1

Apollonius de Perge, Coniques ; ; t. 2.3, livres 2-4

Altri autori (Persone)

Decorps-FoulquierMicheline

FederspielMichel

Disciplina

516.15

516/.15

Soggetti

Mathematics, Greek

Conic sections

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CHAPITRE I : INTRODUCTION -- CHAPITRE II : LES PRINCIPES D'ÉDITION -- SIGLA -- TEXTE ET TRADUCTION -- Apollonius de Perge. Livre II des Coniques -- NOTES COMPLÉMENTAIRES -- Apollonius de Perge. Livre III des Coniques -- NOTES COMPLÉMENTAIRES -- Apollonius de Perge. Livre IV des Coniques -- NOTES COMPLÉMENTAIRES -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

Volume 2.3, containing the Greek translations of books II-IV, completes the edition of the Conica of Apollonius of Perga. It is arranged according to the same principle as the previous volume on book I: the critical edition of the Greek text is accompanied by numerous notes and a lexicon of all mathematical terms. An introduction and a French translation provide further insights into the text. The edition of the Greek books of the Conica will be thematically complemented by volume 3 of the SGA series, containing the critical edition of Eutocius of



Ascalon's commentary on the Conica and its Fre

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910162708803321

Autore

Cherryh C. J

Titolo

The Deep Beyond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

, : DAW, , 2005

©2005

ISBN

1-101-66644-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (423 pages)

Collana

Alliance-Union Universe

Disciplina

813.54

Soggetti

Science fiction, American

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This omnibus volume combines two Alliance-Union novels: Hugo Award nominee Cuckoo's Egg and Locus Best Novel Award nominee Serpent's Reach .  In Cuckoo's Egg :  They named him Thorn. They told him he was of their people, although he was ugly in their eyes, strange, sleek-skinned instead of furred, clawless, different. Yet he was of their power class: judge-warriors, the elite, the defenders. Thorn knew his difference was important--but not important enough to prevent murderous conspiracies against him, his protector, his caste, and perhaps against the peace of the world. But when Thorn finally learned what his true role in life was to be, that on him might hang the future of two worlds, then he had to stand alone to justify his very existence.  In Serpent's Reach :   Raen a Sul Meth-maren was very young when the machinations of her distant kin erupted into a bloodbath. Years passed and Raen bided her time. Then, on a voyage to the outermost planet of the Reach, Raen encountered Betas with an intriguing tale to tell, an Azi unlike any other, and a Blue Warrior who remembered her contribution to the Hive mind. And she knew her time had come....