Pappus of Alexandria Book 7 of the Collection

Part 1. Introduction, Text, and Translation and Part 2. Commentary Index, And Figures

Buch | Softcover

760 Seiten

2011 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4612-9355-2 (ISBN)

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The seventh book of Pappus's Collection, his commentary on the Domain (or Treasury) of Analysis, figures prominently in the history of both ancient and modern mathematics: as our chief source of information concerning several lost works of the Greek geometers Euclid and Apollonius, and as a book that inspired later mathematicians, among them Viete, Newton, and Chasles, to original discoveries in their pursuit of the lost science of antiquity. This presentation of it is concerned solely with recovering what can be learned from Pappus about Greek mathematics. The main part of it comprises a new edition of Book 7; a literal translation; and a commentary on textual, historical, and mathematical aspects of the book. It proved to be convenient to divide the commentary into two parts, the notes to the text and translation, and essays about the lost works that Pappus discusses. The first function of an edition of this kind is, not to expose new discoveries, but to present a reliable text and organize the accumulated knowledge about it for the reader's convenience. Nevertheless there are novelties here. The text is based on a fresh transcription of Vat. gr. 218, the archetype of all extant manuscripts, and in it I have adopted numerous readings, on manuscript authority or by emendation, that differ from those of the old edition of Hultsch. Moreover, many difficult parts of the work have received little or no commentary hitherto.

1.- Pappus and the Collection.- to Book 7.- Editorial Principles.- Abbreviations Used in the Apparatus.- Text and Translation.- Pappus of Alexandria The Collection Book 7.

Reihe/Serie	Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences ; 8
Mitarbeit	Kommentare: Alexander Jones
Übersetzer	Alexander Jones
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 760 p. In 2 volumes, not available separately.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geometrie / Topologie
ISBN-10	1-4612-9355-3 / 1461293553
ISBN-13	978-1-4612-9355-2 / 9781461293552
Zustand	Neuware