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Little Astronomy
''Little Astronomy'' ( ) is a collection of minor works in Ancient Greek mathematics and astronomy dating from the 4th to 2nd century BCE that were probably used as an astronomical curriculum starting around the 2nd century CE. In the astronomy of the medieval Islamic world, with a few additions, the collection became known as the ''Middle Books'' ( ), mathematical preparation for Claudius Ptolemy's ''Almagest'', intended for students who had already studied Euclid's ''Elements''. Works in the collection The works contained in the collection are: * '' Spherics'' by Theodosius of Bithynia: On spherical geometry, in the style of the ''Elements''. * '' On the Moving Sphere'' by Autolycus of Pitane: On the movements of points and arcs on a sphere as it rotates on its axis. * ''Optics'' by Euclid: On various effects involving propagation of light, including shadows, parallax, and perspective. * '' Phaenomena'' by Euclid: A treatise in 18 propositions, each dealing with important ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek Dark Ages, Dark Ages (), the Archaic Greece, Archaic or Homeric Greek, Homeric period (), and the Classical Greece, Classical period (). Ancient Greek was the language of Homer and of fifth-century Athens, fifth-century Athenian historians, playwrights, and Ancient Greek philosophy, philosophers. It has contributed many words to English vocabulary and has been a standard subject of study in educational institutions of the Western world since the Renaissance. This article primarily contains information about the Homeric Greek, Epic and Classical periods of the language, which are the best-attested periods and considered most typical of Ancient Greek. From the Hellenistic period (), Ancient Greek was followed by Koine Greek, which is regar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
