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Cleomedes' lectures on astronomy [[electronic resource] ] : a translation of the heavens / / Cleomedes ; with an introduction and commentary by Alan C. Bowen and Robert B. Todd



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Autore: Cleomedes Visualizza persona
Titolo: Cleomedes' lectures on astronomy [[electronic resource] ] : a translation of the heavens / / Cleomedes ; with an introduction and commentary by Alan C. Bowen and Robert B. Todd Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, CA, : University of California Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
Disciplina: 520/.938
Soggetto topico: Astronomy, Greek
Astronomy
Soggetto non controllato: alexandria
ancient greece
ancient greeks
ancient philosophy
astronomy
caelestia
cleomedes
cosmology
cosmos
greek philosophy
hellenism
metaphysics
moral philosophy
natural world
nonfiction
philosophy
science and philosophy
social philosophy
stoic philosopher
stoic philosophy
stoicism
the heavens
zodiac
Altri autori: BowenAlan C  
ToddRobert B  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Book One of Cleomedes'. The Heavens -- APPENDIX: POSIDONIUS ON PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMIE -- GLOSSARY OF SELECTED TERMS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PASSAGES FROM COLLECTIONS IN COLLECTIONS OF TEXTS -- GENERAL INDEX -- INDEX LOCORUM
Sommario/riassunto: At some time around 200 A.D., the Stoic philosopher and teacher Cleomedes delivered a set of lectures on elementary astronomy as part of a complete introduction to Stoicism for his students. The result was The Heavens (Caelestia), the only work by a professional Stoic teacher to survive intact from the first two centuries A.D., and a rare example of the interaction between science and philosophy in late antiquity. This volume contains a clear and idiomatic English translation-the first ever-of The Heavens, along with an informative introduction, detailed notes, and technical diagrams. This important work will now be accessible to specialists in both ancient philosophy and science and to readers interested in the history of astronomy and cosmology but with no knowledge of ancient Greek.
Altri titoli varianti: Lectures on astronomy
Titolo autorizzato: Cleomedes' lectures on astronomy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-520-92851-2
1-282-35678-X
9786612356780
1-59734-546-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910780457003321
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Serie: Hellenistic culture and society ; ; 42.