Geminus and the concept of mean motion in Greco-Latin astronomy
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Geminus and the concept of mean motion in Greco-Latin astronomy
zbMATH Open document ID: 0856.01002
DOI: 10.1007/BF02327157
author: Alan C. Bowen
author: Bernard R. Goldstein
published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences
publication date: 1997-02-17T00:00:00Z
review text: A methodological reasoning is presented of how Ptolemy's predecessor Geminus attacked the problem of introducing elements of arithmetics into the interpretation of lunar data. His main concern was the representation of the anomalistic month in particular, and the arithmetic principles and parameters organising the content of tables for daily lunar motion in longitude in general. The authors label Geminus' lunar theory as a genetic arithmetical reconstruction.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A20
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 85-03
zbMATH DE Number: 937001
zbMATH Keywords: lunar motion
zbMATH Keywords: calendrical cycles
reviewed by: Heino Eelsalu
MaRDI profile type: Publication
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description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 937001