Ptolemy's Theory of Visual Perception: An English Translation of the Optics. with Introduction and Commentary, Transactions, American Philosophical So

This is a print on demand Publication. This is a reprint, this is not an original. Contents: Introduction; Ptolemy: A Biographical Sketch; The "Optics" A Biographical Sketch; An Overview of the "Optics"; The Historical Influence of the "Optics"; English Translation; & Bibliography. The English translation of this text is based upon Albert Lejeune's critical Latin text of 1956, which was reprinted in the 1990s along with a French translation & supplementary annotations. Illus.

Author: A. Mark Smith
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Published: 01/01/1996
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.38h x 7.48w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780871698629