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Apollonius's Conics was one of the greatest works of advanced mathematics in antiquity.  The work comprised eight books, four of which have come down to us in their original Greek and three in Arabic.  By the time the Arabic translations were produced, the eighth book had already been lost. In 1710, Edmond Halley, then Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford, produced an edition of the Greek text of the Conics of Books I-IV, a translation into Latin from the Arabic versions of Books V-VII, and a reconstruction of Book VIII.   Motivated by such questions as what role did Halley's reconstruction play in the mathematical world of the late 17th and early 18th century? and what did Halley see himself learning from engaging with mathematicians such as Apollonius?, Michael Fried's work provides the first complete English translation of Halley's reconstruction of Book VIII with supplementary notes on the text.  The volume also contains an introduction discussing aspects of Apollonius's Conics, an investigation of Edmond Halley's understanding of the nature of his venture into ancient mathematics, and appendices giving brief accounts of Apollonius's approach to conic sections and his mathematical techniques. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers interested in the history of ancient Greek mathematics and mathematics in the early modern period. 
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monografia Rebiun06856071 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun06856071 cr nn 008mamaa 110901s2012 xxu| s |||| 0|eng d 9781461401469 CBUC 991031650979706706 CBUC 991000500269706712 UNAV 510.9 23 Fried, Michael N. Edmond Halley's Reconstruction of the Lost Book of Apollonius's Conics Recurso electrónico] Translation and Commentary by Michael N. Fried New York, NY Springer New York Imprint: Springer 2012 New York, NY New York, NY Springer New York Imprint: Springer X, 134 p. X, 134 p. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Springer eBooks I. Introduction -- 1. Edmond Halley: Ancient and Modern -- 2. Apollonius's Conics -- 3. The Path to Halley -- 4. Halley's General Strategy for Reconstructing Conics, Book VIII -- 5. Halley's Dialogue with the Past.-6. A Note on the Translation-II. Apollonius of Perga's On Conics: Book Eight Restored -- III.Synopsis and Appendices.-Synopsis of the Contents of Halley's Conics, Book VIII.-Appendix 1: Terminology and Notions from Greek Mathematics.-Appendix 2: Hippocrates' First Quadrature of a Lune.-References.-Index Apollonius's Conics was one of the greatest works of advanced mathematics in antiquity. The work comprised eight books, four of which have come down to us in their original Greek and three in Arabic. By the time the Arabic translations were produced, the eighth book had already been lost. In 1710, Edmond Halley, then Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford, produced an edition of the Greek text of the Conics of Books I-IV, a translation into Latin from the Arabic versions of Books V-VII, and a reconstruction of Book VIII. Motivated by such questions as what role did Halley's reconstruction play in the mathematical world of the late 17th and early 18th century? and what did Halley see himself learning from engaging with mathematicians such as Apollonius?, Michael Fried's work provides the first complete English translation of Halley's reconstruction of Book VIII with supplementary notes on the text. The volume also contains an introduction discussing aspects of Apollonius's Conics, an investigation of Edmond Halley's understanding of the nature of his venture into ancient mathematics, and appendices giving brief accounts of Apollonius's approach to conic sections and his mathematical techniques. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers interested in the history of ancient Greek mathematics and mathematics in the early modern period. Forma de acceso: World Wide Web SpringerLink