Hipparchus’ didactic journey: Poetry, prose and catalogue form in the 'Commentary on Aratus and Eudoxus'
Seeking to establish his didactic superiority to prior commentators on the astronomers, Hipparchus hit upon the catalogue form as expressing his views in the most authoritative way.
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Duke University
2017
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