Ptolemy in Perspective Ptolemy in Perspective

Ptolemy in Perspective

Use and Criticism of his Work from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century

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Description de l’éditeur

This book traces reactions to Ptolemy from his own times to ours. It shows the complex processes by which an ancient scientist and his work gained and subsequently lost an overreaching reputation and authority.

GENRE
Science et nature
SORTIE
2009
10 décembre
LANGUE
EN
Anglais
LONGUEUR
244
Pages
ÉDITIONS
Springer Netherlands
DÉTAILS DU FOURNISSEUR
Springer Science & Business Media LLC
TAILLE
5,8
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