{"product_id":"aristarchus-of-samos-the-ancient-copernicus-a-history-of-greek-astronomy-to-aristarchus-together-with-aristarchuss-treatise-on-the-sizes-and-distances-of-the-sun-and-moon-paperback-9781108062336","title":"Aristarchus of Samos, the Ancient Copernicus; A History of Greek Astronomy to Aristarchus, Together with Aristarchus's Treatise on the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108062336","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAristarchus of Samos, the Ancient Copernicus\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History of Greek Astronomy to Aristarchus, Together with Aristarchus's Treatise on the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrefaced by a history of ancient Greek astronomy, this 1913 edition of Aristarchus' only surviving treatise includes a facing-page translation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Heath (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108062336, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 September 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e440 pages, 34 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos was active in the third century BCE, more than a thousand years before Copernicus presented his model of a heliocentric solar system. It was Aristarchus, however, who first suggested - in a work that is now lost - that the planets revolve around the sun. Edited by Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940), this 1913 publication contains the ancient astronomer's only surviving treatise, which does not propound the heliocentric hypothesis. The Greek text is based principally on the tenth-century manuscript Vaticanus Graecus 204. Heath also provides a facing-page English translation and explanatory notes. The treatise is prefaced by a substantial history of ancient Greek astronomy, ranging from Homer's first mention of constellations to work by Heraclides of Pontus in the fourth century BCE relating to the Earth's rotation. Heath's collection of translated ancient texts, Greek Astronomy (1932), is also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Greek Astronomy to Aristarchus of Samos: 1. Sources of the history\u003cbr\u003e 2. Homer and Hesiod\u003cbr\u003e 3. Thales\u003cbr\u003e 4. Anaximander\u003cbr\u003e 5. Anaximenes\u003cbr\u003e 6. Pythagoras\u003cbr\u003e 7. Xenophanes\u003cbr\u003e 8. Heraclitus\u003cbr\u003e 9. Parmenides\u003cbr\u003e 10. Anaxagoras\u003cbr\u003e 11. Empedocles\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Pythagoreans\u003cbr\u003e 13. The atomists, Leucippus and Democritus\u003cbr\u003e 14. Oenopides\u003cbr\u003e 15. Plato\u003cbr\u003e 16. The theory of concentric spheres\u003cbr\u003e 17. Aristotle\u003cbr\u003e 18. Heraclides of Pontus\u003cbr\u003e 19. Greek months, years, and cycles\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Aristarchus on the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and the Moon: 1. Aristarchus of Samos\u003cbr\u003e 2. The treatise on sizes and distances\u003cbr\u003e 3. Content of the treatise\u003cbr\u003e 4. Later improvements on Aristarchus's calculations\u003cbr\u003e Greek text, translation and notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20mathematics%20%5BPBX%5D%22\"\u003ePBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003329106200,"sku":"9781108062336","price":38.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108062336i_722911ee-ca64-4a2a-9817-ad636d6f9ca9.jpg?v=1696748444","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/aristarchus-of-samos-the-ancient-copernicus-a-history-of-greek-astronomy-to-aristarchus-together-with-aristarchuss-treatise-on-the-sizes-and-distances-of-the-sun-and-moon-paperback-9781108062336","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}