抄録
This paper is a discussion of Ptolemy's use of mathematical tables in the Almagest. By focusing on Ptolemy's mathematical practice and terminology, I argue that Ptolemy used tables as part of an organized group of units of text, which I call the table nexus. In the context of this deductive structure, tables function in the Almagest in much the same way as theorems in a canonical work, such as the Elements, both as means of presenting acquired knowledge and as tools for producing further knowledge.
本文言語 | English |
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ページ(範囲) | 13-37 |
ページ数 | 25 |
ジャーナル | Historia Mathematica |
巻 | 41 |
号 | 1 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | Published - 2014 2月 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 数学 (全般)
- 履歴