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Aratus, Phaenomena with Scholia
Scholia and Commentaries on Papyrus
P.Oxy. LXIV 4423
P.Berol. inv. 5865
P.Οxy. LXIV 4426
P.Lond.Lit. 34 + P.Vindob. G 29776
P.Köln X 400
P.Oxy. XV 1807 + P Köln IV 185
Eratosthenes, Catasterismi
Hipparchus, Exegesis of the Phaenomena of Eudoxus and Aratus
Hipparchus: Part 1
Hipparchus: Part 2
Hipparchus: Part 3
Achilles, Introduction to Aratus (Isagoge)
Achilles(?), On Exegesis (De interpretatione)
Prolegomena
Excerpta Varia
Anonymous I
Anonymous II 3
Vitae
Achilles(?), Vita I
Vita II
Vita III
Vita IV
Leontius, On the Construction of the Sphere of Aratus
Leontius(?), On the Zodiac Circle
Constellations: their Myths and Shapes
Topics
Celestial Sphere and its Circles
The Celestial Sphere and the Main Celestial Circles
“Ever-Visible” and “Ever-Invisible” Circles/Poles
Ocean and Horizon
Ecliptic, Zodiac Constellations, and Zodiac Signs
The Ecliptic: Its Rising and Setting
Measuring Latitudes Using the Tropics and Solstices
Sun, Moon and Planets
Sun and Seasons
The Sun’s and Planets’ Motions
The Planets’ Names and Relative Order
The Moon and its Phases
Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Stars and Constellations
Naming Stars and Constellations
Stars’ Paths on the Celestial Sphere
Angular and Linear Speeds
Star Phases and Different Types of ‘Star Rising’ (anatellein/anatolē and epitellein/epitolē)
Earth
On the Position of the Earth in the Cosmos
Earth Zones and their Climates
Earth Zones and their Inhabitants
Time Reckoning and Calendars
Days and Hours in Astronomy
Solar, Lunar and Lunisolar Calendars
Mapping the Sky
Right and Left and Cardinal Points
Left and Right in Constellations and Globes
Philosophical Themes
The Demiurge
Natural movements, elements and celestial spheres
Allegorical Interpretations of Zeus
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Aratus, Phaenomena with Scholia
Scholia and Commentaries on Papyrus
P.Oxy. LXIV 4423
P.Berol. inv. 5865
P.Οxy. LXIV 4426
P.Lond.Lit. 34 + P.Vindob. G 29776
P.Köln X 400
P.Oxy. XV 1807 + P Köln IV 185
Eratosthenes, Catasterismi
Hipparchus, Exegesis of the Phaenomena of Eudoxus and Aratus
Hipparchus: Part 1
Hipparchus: Part 2
Hipparchus: Part 3
Achilles, Introduction to Aratus (Isagoge)
Achilles(?), On Exegesis (De interpretatione)
Prolegomena
Excerpta Varia
Anonymous I
Anonymous II 3
Vitae
Achilles(?), Vita I
Vita II
Vita III
Vita IV
Leontius, On the Construction of the Sphere of Aratus
Leontius(?), On the Zodiac Circle
Constellations: their Myths and Shapes
Topics
Celestial Sphere and its Circles
The Celestial Sphere and the Main Celestial Circles
“Ever-Visible” and “Ever-Invisible” Circles/Poles
Ocean and Horizon
Ecliptic, Zodiac Constellations, and Zodiac Signs
The Ecliptic: Its Rising and Setting
Measuring Latitudes Using the Tropics and Solstices
Sun, Moon and Planets
Sun and Seasons
The Sun’s and Planets’ Motions
The Planets’ Names and Relative Order
The Moon and its Phases
Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Stars and Constellations
Naming Stars and Constellations
Stars’ Paths on the Celestial Sphere
Angular and Linear Speeds
Star Phases and Different Types of ‘Star Rising’ (anatellein/anatolē and epitellein/epitolē)
Earth
On the Position of the Earth in the Cosmos
Earth Zones and their Climates
Earth Zones and their Inhabitants
Time Reckoning and Calendars
Days and Hours in Astronomy
Solar, Lunar and Lunisolar Calendars
Mapping the Sky
Right and Left and Cardinal Points
Left and Right in Constellations and Globes
Philosophical Themes
The Demiurge
Natural movements, elements and celestial spheres
Allegorical Interpretations of Zeus
The Aratus Project
Astronomy and scientific writing between Aratus,
Hipparchus and Aratus’ commentators
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