Ptolemy's Theory of Visual Perception: An English Translation of the Optics with Introduction and Commentary

Author

Euclid

Original Work

Optics

Translator

A. Mark Smith

Language

English

Year

1996

Publisher

The American Philosophical Society

Country

United States

Pages

300

ISBN

9780871698629

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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.— Google Books