Proclus, Hypotyposis Astronomicarum Positionum by Argyro Li... - 9783111512846

Proclus, Hypotyposis Astronomicarum PositionumIntroduction, Text, Translation, and Commentary with a Study of the Diagrams and Illustrations\nAuthor(s): Argyro Lithari\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: De Gruyter, Germany\nImprint: De Gruyter\nISBN-13: 9783111512846, 978-3111512846\nSynopsis\nProclus Hypotyposis Astronomicarum Positionum, a late antique astronomical treatise, has been transmitted through Byzantine codices which usually record it among mathematical, philosophical or historical works. In the modern era, specific passages of the Hypotyposis have attracted the interest of historians of Greek astronomy and of scholars dealing with Neoplatonic cosmology, while the greatest part of it has been strikingly neglected. The present book offers a close reading of the entire Hypotyposis and an overall interpretation of its aim and scope within the framework of Greek mathematical treatises and Proclus works. It re-examines individual topics already touched upon in the secondary literat.