G. J. Toomer

3 books

Ptolemy's Almagest by Owen Gingerich, Ptolemy, Theon of Alexandria, G.J. Toomer, Hypatia

Ptolemy's Almagest

Owen Gingerich, Ptolemy, Theon of Alexandria, G.J. Toomer, Hypatia

712 pages • first pub 150 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy science challenging informative slow-paced
Diocles, on Burning Mirrors: The Arabic Translation of the Lost Greek Original by

Diocles, on Burning Mirrors: The Arabic Translation of the Lost Greek Original

Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

252 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction mathematics
John Selden: A Life in Scholarship by G. J. Toomer

John Selden: A Life in Scholarship

Oxford-Warburg Studies

G. J. Toomer

1012 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history medium-paced