Euclidis Phaenomena, published in Romæ, 1591
Phaenomena is a work by Euclid on spherical astronomy. The book is divided into 18 propositions, each dealing with "the important arcs on the celestial sphere". The book was fully translated into English in 1996, authors used two surviving copies for translation.[1][2]
Translations
[edit]- Berggren, J. L.; Thomas, R. S. D. (2006). "Euclid's phaenomena: a translation and study of a hellenistic treatise in spherical astronomy" (PDF). Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society. ISBN 978-0-8218-4072-6. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
References
[edit]- ^ Taub, Liba (September 1997). "Euclid's Phaenomena: A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Treatise in Spherical Astronomy . Euclid, J. L. Berggren, R. S. D. Thomas". Isis. 88 (3): 528–529. doi:10.1086/383789.
- ^ Gouvêa, Fernando Q. "Euclid's Phaenomena: A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Treatise in Spherical Astronomy". MAA Reviews. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Otto Neugebauer: A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy, New York-Heidelberg-Berlin 1975
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