《Spherical science》

Japanese: 《球面学》 - きゅうめんがく
《Spherical science》

…Little is known about his life, other than the report by Ptolemy of an astronomical observation he made in Rome in 93. Of his several works, the most influential is De Spherica. The Greek original of this work has not survived, and it has been transmitted to posterity through Arabic translations and then Latin translations by Gherard of Cremona. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Spherology" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…生涯については,93年にローマで天文観測を行ったというプトレマイオスの報告以外はほとんど知られていない。いくつかの著書のうち,もっとも影響力をもったものは《球面学》である。この作品のギリシア語原文は残存せず,アラビア語訳や,それからのクレモナのゲラルドによるラテン語訳を通して後世に伝承された。…

※「《球面学》」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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