{"product_id":"ptolemys-geography-an-annotated-translation-of-the-theoretical-chapters-9780691092591","title":"Ptolemy's Geography: An Annotated Translation of the Theoretical Chapters","description":"\u003cp\u003ePtolemy's \u003ci\u003eGeography\u003c\/i\u003e is the only book on cartography to have survived from the classical period and one of the most influential scientific works of all time. Written in the second century AD, for more than fifteen centuries it was the most detailed topography of Europe and Asia available and the best reference on how to gather data and draw maps. Ptolemy championed the use of astronomical observation and applied mathematics in determining geographical locations. But more importantly, he introduced the practice of writing down coordinates of latitude and longitude for every feature drawn on a world map, so that someone else possessing only the text of the \u003ci\u003eGeography\u003c\/i\u003e could reproduce Ptolemy's map at any time, in whole or in part, at any scale. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here Berggren and Jones render an exemplary translation of the \u003ci\u003eGeography\u003c\/i\u003e and provide a thorough introduction, which treats the historical and technical background of Ptolemy's work, the contents of the \u003ci\u003eGeography, \u003c\/i\u003e and the later history of the work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Lennart Berggren\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Mathematics at Simon Fraser University and twice president of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eEpisodes in the Mathematics of Medieval Islam, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePi: A Source Book.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlexander Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics and of the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Toronto. He studies the history of the exact sciences in antiquity. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePappus of Alexandria: Book 7 of the Collection\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAstronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327141515538,"sku":"9780691092591","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bb057e0d-3277-4d16-9357-5981d2b89523.jpg?v=1727710441","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ptolemys-geography-an-annotated-translation-of-the-theoretical-chapters-9780691092591","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}