Micheline Decorps-Foulquier – författare

Eutocius of Ascalon (4th cent. AD) accompanied his edition of the first four books of Apollonius of Perga's Konika with a commentary. His work is relevant to the history of conic sections and important for the textual transmission of Apollonius. This new critical edition contains the first translation into a modern language and complements the Graeco-Arabic edition of the first four books of the Konika (SGA 1-2).

Die Abhandlung über Kegelschnitte (Conica) des Apollonius aus Perge gilt als ein Gipfelpunkt der griechischen Mathematik und war bis ins 18. Jahrhundert hinein richtungsweisend für die moderne Mathematik. Nur die ersten vier Bücher sind in einer griechischen Textfassung des 6. Jahrhunderts, alle erhaltenen sieben Bücher hingegen in einer arabischen Übersetzung aus dem 9. Jahrhundert überliefert. Die hier vorgelegte Edition der Conica berücksichtigt erstmals sämtliche griechischen und arabischen Quellen. Alle Handschriften wurden kollationiert und ihre stemmatischen Beziehungen geklärt. Die arabische Übersetzung wird in kritischer Erstedition geboten; ihr Text der Bücher I-IV wird zudem als substantiell unabhängig von der griechischen Edition erwiesen. Diese Neuausgabe der Conica ist für jede Bibliothek Klassischer Philologen, Islamwissenschaftler und Mathematikhistoriker unentbehrlich. Die vierbändige Edition soll 2009 abgeschlossen werden.

Volume 2.3, containing the Greek translations of books II-IV, completes the edition of the Conica of Apollonius of Perga. It is arranged according to the same principle as the previous volume on book I: the critical edition of the Greek text is accompanied by numerous notes and a lexicon of all mathematical terms. An introduction and a French translation provide further insights into the text. The edition of the Greek books of the Conica will be thematically complemented by volume 3 of the SGA series, containing the critical edition of Eutocius of Ascalon's commentary on the Conica and its French translation.

Volume 2.3, containing the Greek translations of books II-IV, completes the edition of the Conica of Apollonius of Perga. It is arranged according to the same principle as the previous volume on book I: the critical edition of the Greek text is accompanied by numerous notes and a lexicon of all mathematical terms. An introduction and a French translation provide further insights into the text. The edition of the Greek books of the Conica will be thematically complemented by volume 3 of the SGA series, containing the critical edition of Eutocius of Ascalon''s commentary on the Conica and its French translation.

Eutocius of Ascalon (4th cent. AD) accompanied his edition of the first four books of Apollonius of Perga''s Konika with a commentary. His work is relevant to the history of conic sections and important for the textual transmission of Apollonius. This new critical edition contains the first translation into a modern language and complements the Graeco-Arabic edition of the first four books of the Konika (SGA 1-2).