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OverviewThe Greek astronomer and geometrician Apollonius of Perga (c.262–c.190 BCE) produced pioneering written work on conic sections in which he demonstrated mathematically the generation of curves and their fundamental properties. His innovative terminology gave us the terms 'ellipse', 'hyperbola' and 'parabola'. The Danish scholar Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1854–1928), a professor of classical philology at the University of Copenhagen, prepared important editions of works by Euclid, Archimedes and Ptolemy, among others. Published between 1891 and 1893, this two-volume work contains the definitive Greek text of the first four books of Apollonius' treatise together with a facing-page Latin translation. (The fifth, sixth and seventh books survive only in Arabic translation, while the eighth is lost entirely.) Volume 1 contains the first three books, with the editor's introductory matter in Latin. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Apollonius of Perga , Johan Ludvig HeibergPublisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.590kg ISBN: 9781108061841ISBN 10: 1108061842 Pages: 468 Publication Date: 27 June 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPraefatio; Conicorum libri I–III.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |