"Principles of Music" - Ongakugenron

Japanese: 《音楽原論》 - おんがくげんろん
"Principles of Music" - Ongakugenron

…Only fragmentary reports of his life are known from the much later accounts by Pappus (3rd century), Stobaios, and Proklos (Proclus) (all 5th century), but they indicate that he was probably a little older than Archimedes and Apollonius of Perga, and was active in Alexandria. He wrote many mathematical works, of which the original Greek texts remain: Stoicheia, Dedmena, Optics, Reflection, Elements of Music, and De Astrophysica. Other works are known only through Arabic or Latin translations, or have been lost. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Principles of Music" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…生涯については,はるか後年のパッポス(3世紀),ストバイオスStobaios,プロクロスProklos(Proclus)(いずれも5世紀)による断片的報告が知られているにすぎないが,それによるとおそらくアルキメデス,ペルゲのアポロニオスより少し年長で,アレクサンドリアで活躍していたことがわかる。数学上の多くの著書を書き,その中で《ストイケイア》《デドメナ》《光学》《反射光学》《音楽原論》《天文現象論》はギリシア語原文が残存している。そのほか,アラビア語,ラテン語の翻訳を通してのみ知られている小品や,散逸してしまった作品がある。…

※「《音楽原論》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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