TY - BOOK AU - Geminus. AU - Evans,James AU - Berggren,J.L. TI - Geminos's Introduction to the phenomena: a translation and study of a Hellenistic survey of astronomy SN - 069112339X (alk. paper) AV - QB21 .G4513 2006 U1 - 520 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Princeton, N.J. PB - Princeton University Press KW - Astronomy, Greek KW - Textbooks KW - Astronomy KW - Early works to 1800 N1 - Translated from the Ancient Greek; Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-315) and index; Introduction. Significance of Geminos's Introduction to the phenomena -- Geminos's other works -- On "The phenomena" in Greek astronomy -- The Greek genre of astronomical surveys -- Geminos's sources for his Introduction -- Geminos's country and date -- Geminos and the Stoics -- Geminos on astronomical instruments and models -- Geminos on mathematical genres -- Reality and representation in Greek astronomy -- Heliacal risings and settings -- Astronomical applications of arithmetic progressions -- Lunar and lunisolar cycles -- On the text and translation -- Introduction to the phenomena : translation and commentary. On the circle of the signs -- Aspects of the zodiacal signs -- On the constellations -- Geminos's stars and constellations : a supplement to chapter III -- On the axis and the poles -- The circles on the sphere -- On day and night -- On the risings of the 12 signs -- On months -- On phases of the moon -- On the eclipse of the sun -- On the eclipse of the moon -- That the planets make the movement opposite to that of the cosmos -- On risings and settings -- On the paths of the fixed stars -- Concerning the zones on Earth -- On geographical regions -- On weather signs from the stars -- On the Exeligmos -- Parapēgma -- Fragments 1 and 2, from Geminos's other works. Fragment 1. From Geminos's Philokalia : Geminos on the classification of the mathematical sciences -- Fragment 2. From Geminos's Concise exposition of the meteorology of Poseidōnios : Geminos on the relation of astronomy to physics UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0661/2006049372-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0661/2006049372-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2006049372-t.html ER -