The Astronomy of Hipparchus : An Annotated Translation of and Introduction to the Commentary on the Phenomena of Aratus and Eudoxus

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A thorough introduction to the most important ancient Greek astronomer, Hipparchus. Features a translation and analysis of his only surviving work, the Commentary on the Phenomena of Aratus and Eudoxus, and reconstructs his catalogue of the stars, which has not survived, using a modern precession model.