Book ID: CBB000018848

On burning mirrors. The Arabic translation of the lost Greek original, edited, with English translation and commentary, by G. J. Toomer (1976)

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Diocles (Author)


Springer-Verlag


Publication Date: 1976
Physical Details: ix + 249 pp.; index

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Review Lejeune, A. (1976) Review of "On burning mirrors. The Arabic translation of the lost Greek original, edited, with English translation and commentary, by G. J. Toomer". Revue des Questions Scientifiques (pp. 532-33). unapi

Review Berggren, J.C. (1977) Review of "On burning mirrors. The Arabic translation of the lost Greek original, edited, with English translation and commentary, by G. J. Toomer". Historia Mathematica (pp. 360-63). unapi

Review Magner, L. (1977) Review of "On burning mirrors. The Arabic translation of the lost Greek original, edited, with English translation and commentary, by G. J. Toomer". American Scientist (pp. 382-83). unapi

Review Smith, A.M. (1978) Review of "On burning mirrors. The Arabic translation of the lost Greek original, edited, with English translation and commentary, by G. J. Toomer". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 290-92). unapi

Review Peters, F.E. (1977-78) Review of "On burning mirrors. The Arabic translation of the lost Greek original, edited, with English translation and commentary, by G. J. Toomer". Classical World (p. 271). unapi

Review Lorch, R. (1978) Review of "On burning mirrors. The Arabic translation of the lost Greek original, edited, with English translation and commentary, by G. J. Toomer". Gesnerus (pp. 65-66). unapi

Review Bruins, E.M. (1977) Review of "On burning mirrors. The Arabic translation of the lost Greek original, edited, with English translation and commentary, by G. J. Toomer". Janus: revue internationale de l'histoire des sciences, de la medecine, de la pharmacie et de la technique (pp. 308-20). unapi

Review Rashed, R. (1978) Review of "On burning mirrors. The Arabic translation of the lost Greek original, edited, with English translation and commentary, by G. J. Toomer". Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences (pp. 329-33). unapi

Review Picolet, G. (1978) Review of "On burning mirrors. The Arabic translation of the lost Greek original, edited, with English translation and commentary, by G. J. Toomer". Revue d'Histoire des Sciences (pp. 371-73). unapi

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Böhme, Hartmut
Van der Eijik, Philip J.
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Hogendijk, Jan P.
Karafantis, Layne
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