Re: where can I read the book Conics written by Apollonius online?

On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:47:21 +1300, Ken Pledger
<Ken.Pledger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>In article <011020051443125615%bruck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Ronald Bruck <bruck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> In article <y93fyrmklaf.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Allan Adler
>> <ara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > Ken Pledger <Ken.Pledger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> >
>> > > You're very unlikely to find it scanned into the Web. (If you do,
>> > > please let me know!) Even in book form, there's no complete translation
>> > > of Apollonius into English.
>> >
>> > I'd be glad to find an edition in print in ancient Greek, bilingual or not,
>> > particularly with a critical apparatus.
>>
>> ?? I thought that Apollonius survived only in Arabic. IS there a
>> Greek text (which wasn't translated from Arabic)? ....
>
>
> AFAIK "Conics" Books I-IV survive in Greek as well as Arabic,
>Books V-VII in Arabic only, and Book VIII is lost. The four Greek books
>were edited (like many others) by Heiberg: "Apollonii Pergaei quae
>exstant cum commentariis antiquis. Edidit et latine interpretatus est
>J. L. Heiberg", 1893. It may have been reprinted at some stage, but
>you're probably most likely to find it in a university library. Good
>luck!
>
> Ken Pledger.

I believe you are correct WRT what survived. Library of Congress
citations for "Apollonius of Perga" include quite a few works,
including one by Edmond Halley.

For "Conics" in book form, see the following:

[1] Books I-III by Taliaferro, et al.; Book IV by Michael N. Fried
Can be had seperately or as a set from the publisher Green Lion Press
Books at http://www.greenlion.com/

[2] Books V to VII by Gerald J. Toomer; ISBN 0387972161
Can be had from various sources. Read about it at Amazon.com

HTH
.

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