Tom Kreyche wrote:
>
> Does anyone know where I can obtain English translations of Ptolemy's
> "Analemma" and "Planisphaerium?" Translations of his better known works are
> readily available.
Tom,
Some time ago Mike Mickelson sent me the message below regarding the
translation (only one I know of) of Ptolomy's "Peri Analemmatos" - "On
The Analemma". The dissertation is, I believe, still available. I
ordered a copy back in '97.
Regards,
Luke Coletti
> Luke: Here is the info on the Analemma....
>
> Title of dissertation: Ptolemy's "Peri Analemmatos" an Annotated
> Trascription of Moerbeke's Latin translation and of the Surviving Greek
> Fragments with an English Version and Commentary.
>
> By: Don Raymond Edwards
>
> Dissertation, Brown University 1984.
>
> If you contact University Microfilms in Ann Arbor Mich., they can tell you
> the cost. I remember that it was $40 for the 8" x 11" format. The
> smaller vers is cheaper.
>
> Hope this helps, and I'm sorry for being so pre-occupied that I did not get
> this done right away.
>
> regards
>
> mike
>
>
