Cleomedes’ Lectures on Astronomy: A Translation of ”The Heavens”

Cleomedes, Robert B. Todd, Alan C. Bowen9780520233256, 0520233255

Cleomedes’ treatise was a milestone in the history of astronomy, and is an invaluable resource for students of ancient Stoicism as well.

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Table of contents :
PREFACE……Page 14
ABBREVIATIONS……Page 18
INTRODUCTION……Page 20
Book One of Cleomedes’ The Heavens……Page 38
Book Two of Cleomedes’ The Heavens……Page 116
Figures……Page 186
APPENDIX: POSIDONIUS ON PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY……Page 212
GLOSSARY OF SELECTED TERMS……Page 224
BIBLIOGRAPHY……Page 230
PASSAGES FROM CLEOMEDES IN COLLECTIONS OF TEXTS……Page 242
GENERAL INDEX……Page 244
INDEX LOCORUM……Page 250