-
Theon of
Alexandria quotes a
remark about refraction from the now-lost
Catoptrica. Principles,
addressed to Zeuxippus,
explained the
number system used...
-
first variational principle in
physics was
articulated by
Euclid in his
Catoptrica. It says that, for the path of
light reflecting from a mirror, the angle...
- Mechanica,
written for architects,
containing means to lift
heavy objects Catoptrica,
about the
progression of light,
reflection and the use of
mirrors Works...
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preceded by
earlier ideas in optics. In
ancient Greece,
Euclid wrote in his
Catoptrica that, for the path of
light reflecting from a mirror, the
angle of incidence...
- from Arabic, c. 1126;
revised by Camp**** of Novara, c. 1254
Optica and
Catoptrica: from Gr****,
probably Sicily Apollonius (3rd
century B.C.) Conica: perhaps...
- Euclid, On
Divisions of Figures, On
Weights Menelaus,
Sphaerica Hero,
Catoptrica,
Mechanica Pappus,
Commentary on Euclid's
Elements book X, Collection...
- the interspaces,
their fire is no whit
shrunken to the sight. In his
Catoptrica, Hero of
Alexandria showed by a
geometrical method that the
actual path...
-
covers all of Euclid's works,
including Data, Phaenomena,
Optica and
Catoptrica along with
numerous editions of the Elements, in many languages. There...
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Johannes Oporinus Basel Edited by
Hieronymus Wolfius. 1557 Euclides, Optica,
Catoptrica,
Sectio Canonis and
Introductio harmonica Andreas Wechelus Paris Edited...
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scientiis mathematicis, arithmetic, geometry, optica,
catoptrica,
astronomy and astrology; 36-38,
Aristotelica (on the
works of Aristotle)...
