Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena: A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Survey of Astronomy

This is the first complete English translation of Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena—one of the most important and interesting astronomical works of its type to have survived from Greek antiquity. Gracefully and charmingly written, Geminos's first-century BC textbook for beginning students of astronomy can now be read straight through with understanding and enjoyment by a wider audience than ever before. James Evans and Lennart Berggren's accurate and readable translation is accompanie...