The edition of the \textit{Conics} of Apollonius of Perga by Eutocius of Ascalon: An example of the role of the schools of the late antiquity in the transmission of Greek scientific texts (Q2717219)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1604794
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| English | The edition of the \textit{Conics} of Apollonius of Perga by Eutocius of Ascalon: An example of the role of the schools of the late antiquity in the transmission of Greek scientific texts |
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1604794 |
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18 February 2002
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Apollonius
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Eutocius
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Conics
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0.78089213
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The edition of the \textit{Conics} of Apollonius of Perga by Eutocius of Ascalon: An example of the role of the schools of the late antiquity in the transmission of Greek scientific texts (English)
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Examines the commentary to Apollonius' \textit{Conics} by Eutocius to whom we owe the extant Greek text of this important work, and concludes that Eutocius usually made good choice based on his editorial principle of clarity. Contains a useful list of propositions where Eutocius refers to variants in manuscripts.NEWLINENEWLINEFor the entire collection see [Zbl 0959.00025].
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