Ptolemy's Theory of Visual Perception

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Ptolemy's Theory of Visual Perception: An English Translation of the Optics. With Introduction and Commentary: Transactions, APS (vol. 86, part 2)

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By A. Mark Smith
Year: 1996
Pages: 300
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-0-87169-862-9

Product Code: 0871698625

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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.

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