Kepler's solar system model (work in progress)

buggs_moran · Post #61by **buggs_moran** » 21.02.2008, 16:40

Oh, I know you can buy copies of the classics. I have many leftover from my college days. What I want is a copy that "looks" like the original... Not translated, not changed. Perhaps printed on vellum, but without the price. I would pay $40 for something like that...

ANDREA · Post #62by **ANDREA** » 21.02.2008, 16:44

buggs_moran wrote:Oh, I know you can buy copies of the classics. I have many leftover from my college days. What I want is a copy that "looks" like the original... Not translated, not changed. Perhaps printed on vellum, but without the price. I would pay $40 for something like that...

I understood it, but I fear that for that price you'll find nothing that kind, sorry. :oops:

Have you given a look at the link regarding the modern Ptolemy's Almagest vision? :wink:

Bye

Andrea

Fenerit · Post #63by **Fenerit** » 21.02.2008, 17:14

buggs_moran wrote:No, sorry Fenerit, I meant it is not as eloquent or classical sounding. English sometimes lack the beauty of the romance languages.

Ah, I've understood.

ANDREA: Thanks, Thanks, Thanks. I wonder whether opening a thread with all these links in the Physics and Astronomy forum...

Fenerit · Post #64by **Fenerit** » 21.02.2008, 17:24

ANDREA wrote:
buggs_moran wrote:Oh, I know you can buy copies of the classics. I have many leftover from my college days. What I want is a copy that "looks" like the original... Not translated, not changed. Perhaps printed on vellum, but without the price. I would pay $40 for something like that...
I understood it, but I fear that for that price you'll find nothing that kind, sorry.
Have you given a look at the link regarding the modern Ptolemy's Almagest vision?
Bye

Andrea

ANDREA, I wonder about the price for an italian translation of this book! Surely not 50.1 Euro but toward the 200! The arabic translations and corrections of which is said should be that of Jabir ibn Aflah of Seville:

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~his ... Aflah.html

buggs_moran · Post #65by **buggs_moran** » 21.02.2008, 18:14

ANDREA wrote:Have you given a look at the link regarding the modern Ptolemy's Almagest vision?

That is a great link Andrea. I only got to glance at it for a minute or two, but will be looking at it some more tonight.

buggs_moran · Post #66by **buggs_moran** » 21.02.2008, 18:20

Oh and if you dig deeper into that directory!!!

http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/syntaxis/syntaxis.pdf
http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/syntaxis/kepler.pdf

ANDREA · Post #67by **ANDREA** » 21.02.2008, 18:25

buggs_moran wrote:Oh and if you dig deeper into that directory!!!
http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/syntaxis/syntaxis.pdf
http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/syntaxis/kepler.pdf

Oh yes, wonderful, it's what we need, isn't it? :wink:

Bye

Andrea