Theodosius: Sphaerica

Arabic and Medieval Latin TranslationsEdited by Paul Kunitzsch and Richard Lorch
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-3-515-09288-3
Verlag: Franz Steiner

Buch, Englisch, Band Band 62, 431 Seiten, Gebunden, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 862 g

Reihe: Boethius

Theodosius' 'Sphaerica', on the geometry of the sphere, was one of many Greek mathematical works translated into Arabic in ninth-century Baghdad. It was also one of the mathematical works translated from Arabic into Latin in the twelfth century as part of the 'Little Renaissance' in the West. In this book one Arabic translation is edited, accompanied by Gerard of Cremona's Latin translation. The edition is followed by a mathematical summary for modern readers. This parallel Arabic-Latin edition can be regarded as a model for the treatment of scientific texts from classical antiquity that have reached us through a series of translations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kunitzsch, Paul

Lorch, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Lateinische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literatur des Nahen Ostens & Nordafrikas
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Kunitzsch, Paul
Paul Kunitzsch is professor emeritus of Arabic at the University of Munich. His research has been centred on the transmission of science, especially astronomy and astrology, from Ancient Greece to Arabia and from Arabia to medieval Europe.