Edmond Halley s reconstruction of the lost book of Apollonius s Conics : translation and commentary
Apollonius's Conics was one of the greatest works of advanced mathematics in antiquity. The work comprised eight books, four of which have come down to us in their original Greek and three in Arabic. By the time the Arabic translations were produced, the eighth book had already been lost. In...
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| Formatua: | Livre numérique |
| Hizkuntza: | Anglais |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Edizioa: | 1st ed. 2012. |
| Saila: | Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
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| Sarrera elektronikoa: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
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Description d'après consultation du 21 mai 2012 Archives Springer e-books (Licence nationale) Archives Springer e-books (Licence nationale) |
| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Edition sous un autre format: | • Edmond Halley's Reconstruction of the Lost Book of Apollonius's Conics, Texte imprimé, 9781461429876 • Edmond Halley's reconstruction of the lost book of Apollonius's Conics, translation and commentary, Michael N. Fried, New York, Springer, 2011, 1 vol. (X-132 p.), Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences, 978-1-461-40145-2 • Edmond Halley's Reconstruction of the Lost Book of Apollonius's Conics, Texte imprimé, 9781461401476 |
Aurkibidea:
- I. Introduction 1. Edmond Halley: Ancient and Modern 2. Apollonius's Conics 3. The Path to Halley 4. Halley's General Strategy for Reconstructing Conics, Book VIII 5. Halley's Dialogue with the Past.-6. A Note on the Translation-II. Apollonius of Perga's On Conics: Book Eight Restored III.Synopsis and Appendices.-Synopsis of the Contents of Halley's Conics, Book VIII.-Appendix 1: Terminology and Notions from Greek Mathematics.-Appendix 2: Hippocrates' First Quadrature of a Lune.-References.-Index.