Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena

A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Survey of Astronomy

By: James Evans, J. Lennart Berggren

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Hardcover | 8 January 2007

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This is the first complete English translation of Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena--one of the most important and interesting astronomical works of its type to have survived from Greek antiquity. Gracefully and charmingly written, Geminos's first-century BC textbook for beginning students of astronomy can now be read straight through with understanding and enjoyment by a wider audience than ever before. James Evans and Lennart Berggren's accurate and readable translation is accompanied by a thorough introduction and commentary that set Geminos's work in its historical, scientific, and philosophical context. This book is generously illustrated with diagrams from medieval manuscripts of Geminos's text, as well as drawings and photographs of ancient astronomical instruments. It will be of great interest to students of the history of science, to classicists, and to professional and amateur astronomers who seek to learn more about the origins of their science.

Geminos provides a clear view of Greek astronomy in the period between Hipparchos and Ptolemy, treating such subjects as the zodiac, the constellations, the theory of the celestial sphere, lunar cycles, and eclipses. Most significantly, Geminos gives us the earliest detailed discussion of Babylonian astronomy by a Greek writer, thus offering valuable insight into the cross-cultural transmission of astronomical knowledge in antiquity.

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"Evans and Berggren's book is an excellent translation and welcome commentary on Geminos's texts. The translation of the Introduction to the Phenomena is a much-needed resource for the study of Hellenistic astronomy, and the introduction, commentary, and appendices the authors provide make the book a useful educational tool accessible to even the most elementary student of the history of astronomy."--Jacqueline Feke, Bryn Mawr Classical Review "On Geminos, nothing is known. But his text, now available in its entirety in English, thanks to Evans and Berggren, is a critical work for scholars of the history of astronomy and classical studies."--Choice "The Introduction is an important text that contributes greatly to our understanding of ancient astronomy... Evans and Rerggren have provided valuable discussions and illustrations of the relevant ancient instruments and tools, and the ways in which they were used in the practice of astronomy... Geminos' work is well worth reading, and classicists interested in ancient astronomy will find this book an indispensable resource."--Liba Taub, Classical World

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List of Illustrations	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Significance of Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena	p. 2
Geminos's Other Works	p. 3
On "The Phenomena" in Greek Astronomy	p. 4
The Greek Genre of Astronomical Surveys	p. 8
Geminos's Sources for His Introduction	p. 12
Geminos's Country and Date	p. 15
Geminos and the Stoics	p. 23
Geminos on Astronomical Instruments and Models	p. 27
Geminos on Mathematical Genres	p. 43
Reality and Representation in Greek Astronomy	p. 49
Heliacal Risings and Settings	p. 58
Astronomical Applications of Arithmetic Progressions	p. 73
Lunar and Lunisolar Cycles	p. 82
On the Text and Translation	p. 101
Introduction to the Phenomena: Translation and Commentary
On the Circle of the Signs	p. 113
Aspects of the Zodiacal Signs	p. 125
On the Constellations	p. 137
Geminos's Stars and Constellations: A Supplement to Chapter III	p. 140
On the Axis and the Poles	p. 146
The Circles on the Sphere	p. 149
On Day and Night	p. 161
On the Risings of the 12 Signs	p. 169
On Months	p. 175
On Phases of the Moon	p. 186
On the Eclipse of the Sun	p. 189
On the Eclipse of the Moon	p. 191
That the Planets Make the Movement Opposite to That of the Cosmos	p. 195
On Risings and Settings	p. 200
On the Paths of the Fixed Stars	p. 205
Concerning the Zones on Earth	p. 208
On Geographical Regions	p. 210
On Weather Signs from the Stars	p. 217
On the Exeligmos	p. 227
Parapegma	p. 231
Fragments 1 and 2, from Geminos's Other Works
From Geminos's Philokalia: Geminos on the Classification of the Mathematical Sciences	p. 243
From Geminos's Concise Exposition of the Meteorology of Poseidonios: Geminos on the Relation of Astronomy to Physics	p. 250
Reference Materials
Textual Notes to Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena	p. 257
The Geminos Parapegma	p. 275
Glossary of Technical Terms in Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena	p. 291
Index of Persons Mentioned by Geminos	p. 301
Bibliography	p. 303
Index	p. 317
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