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Mathematics useful for understanding Plato

Theon of Smyrna (ca. 70-135) - author
Toulis, Christos (ca. XXI century ) - editor
Lawlor, Robert (1938-2022) - translator
Lawlor, Deborah (ca. XX century) - translator
Date:
Language:
English
Keywords:
Plato
Music
Measurement
Number
Monad
Stereometry
Geometry
Arithmetic
Astronomy
Platonism
Timaeus
Zodiac
Sphere
Year
Motion
Proportion
Mean
Interval
Harmonics
Timaeus of L.
God
Cycle
Circle
stars
planets
epicycle
circular motion
Harmony of the Spheres
geometric proportions
division
multiplication
progression

Bibliographical reference

Theon of Smyrna. Mathematics useful for understanding Plato. Translated from the 1892 Greek/French edition of J. Dupuis by Robert and Deborah Lawlor, and edited and annotated by Christos Toulis and others. San Diego: Wizards Bookshelf, 1979.

Pubblication note

Place of publication:
San Diego
Publisher:
Wizards Bookshelf
Date of publication:
1979