viving work.
In the Armarius of Archimedes another work of Aristarchus is quoted--the
one in which he anticipates the discovery of Copernicus. Delambre, in
his Histoire de Vastronomie ancienne, treats fully the discoveries of
Aristarchus.
Aristotle. See vol. i., p. 82.
An edition of Aristotle was published by Aldus, Venice, 1495-1498, 5
vols. During the following eighty years seven editions of the Greek text
of the entire works were published, and many Latin translations.
Berosus. See vol. i., p. 58.
The fragments of Berosus have been trans, by I. P. Cory, and included
in his Ancient Fragments of Phoenician, Chaldean, Egyptian, and Other
Writers, London, 1826; second edition, 1832.
Democritus. See vol. i., p. 161.
Fragments only of the numerous works ascribed to Democritus have been
preserved. Democriii Abdereo operum fragmenta, Berlin, 1843, edited by
F. G. A. Mullach. Diodorus Siculus. See vol. i., p. 77.
The Historical Library. Perhaps the best available editions of Diodorus
are Wesseling's, 2 vols.; Amstel, 1745; and Dindorf's, 5 vols., Leipzig,
1828-1831. English trans, by Booth, London, 1700. Diogenes Laertius. See
vol. i., p. 121.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (trans. by C. D. Yonge),
London, 1853.
Eratosthenes. See vol. i., p. 225.
The fragments of his philosophical works were published at Berlin, 1822,
under the title Eratosthenica. His poetical works were published at
Leipzig, 1872. Euclid. See vol. i., p. 193.
His Elements of Geometry is still available as an English school
text-book.
Galen (Claudius Galenus). See vol. i., p. 272.
Galen's preserved works are exceedingly bulky. The best-known edition is
that of C. G. Kuhn, in 21 volumes.
Hero. See vol. i., p. 242.
The Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria, from the original Greek. Trans, by
B. Woodcroft, London, 1851. Herodotus. See vol. i.t p. 103.
History. English trans, by Beloe, 1791 and 1806. Trans, by Canon
Rawlinson, London, 1858-1860. Hipparchus. See vol. i., p. 233.
The only work of Hipparchus which has survived was published first by
Vittorius at Florence, 1567. Hippocrates. See vol. i., p. 170.
Numerous editions have been published of the Hippo-cratic writings,
including many works not written by the master himself. One of the best
editions is that of Littre, Paris, 1839, etc.
Khamurabi, Codb op. See vol. i., p. 76.
This famous inscription is on a block of black diorite nearly eight feet
in
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