| Cleomedes' Lectures on Astronomy: A Translation of the Heavens Volume 42 Contributor(s): Cleomedes (Author), Todd, Robert B. (Translator), Bowen, Alan C. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0520233255 ISBN-13: 9780520233256 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $84.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Essays - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 520.938 |
| LCCN: 2003055222 |
| Lexile Measure: 1370 |
| Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.44" W x 9.26" (1.08 lbs) 254 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
