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Ptolemy in Perspective: Use and Criticism of his Work from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century

By Alexander Jones

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
9048127874, 9789048127870
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15522749 bytes)
Series
Archimedes: New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
Pages
232\238
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Ptolemy was the most important physical scientist of the Roman Empire, and for a millennium and a half his writings on astronomy, astrology, and geography were models for imitation, resources for new work, and targets of criticism. Ptolemy in Perspective traces reactions to Ptolemy from his own times to ours. The nine studies show the complex processes by which an ancient scientist and his work gained and subsequently lost an overreaching reputation and authority.

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