Greek Mathematical Astronomy Reconsidered
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3576008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hugh Thurston (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 58-69 |
| Publication date | 2002-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Isis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-1753 • E-ISSN: 1545-6994 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/343242 |
| OpenAlex | W2077034592 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
Recent investigations have thrown new light on such topics as the early Greek belief in heliocentricity, the relation between Greek and Babylonian astronomy, the reliability of Ptolemy's Syntaxis, Hipparchus's theory of motion for the sun, Hipparchus's value for the obliquity of the ecliptic, and Eratosthenes' estimate of the size of the earth. Some claims resulting from these investigations are controversial, especially the reevaluation of Ptolemy (though it is notable that no one any longer uses data from the Syntaxis for investigating such things as the spin of the earth). This essay presents the evidence for these claims; it makes no pretense of presenting the evidence against them
Astronomy · Ecliptic · Epistemology · Physics · Ptolemy's table of chords · Relation (database · Statistics · Value (mathematics · Classics · Computer Science · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · History and Theory of Mathematics · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2019 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |