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    A case-study in Roman mathematics: the description of the analemma in Vitruvius' De architectura, book IX

    Cuomo, Serafina (2016) A case-study in Roman mathematics: the description of the analemma in Vitruvius' De architectura, book IX. In: Imhausen, A. and Pommerening, T. (eds.) Translating Writings of Early Scholars in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome: Methodological Aspects with Examples. Beiträge zur Altertumskunde 344. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter, pp. 439-464. ISBN 9783110448818.

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    Book synopsis: Ancient cultures have left written evidence of a variety of scientific texts. But how can/should they be translated? Is it possible to use modern concepts (and terminology) in their translation and which consequences result from this practice? Scholars of various disciplines discuss the practice of translating ancient scientific texts and present examples of these texts and their translations.

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    Item Type: Book Section
    School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Historical Studies
    Depositing User: Serafina Cuomo
    Date Deposited: 16 Nov 2016 14:35
    Last Modified: 02 Aug 2023 17:23
    URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/14880

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