Accounting for overspecification and indifference to visual accuracy in manuscript diagrams : a tentative explanation based on transmission

Abstract: The first time you encounter a medieval manuscript of a Greek mathematical or astronomical work, like those of Archimedes, Euclid, or Aristarchus, the most impressive feature is the odd configuration many diagrams show. There is a tendency to represent more regularity among the geometric o...

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Autor principal: Carman, Christián C.
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
MANUSCRITOS
LIBROS ANTIGUOS
REPRESENTACION GRAFICA
ILUSTRACIONES
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/8607
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Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) de Universidad Católica Argentina
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topic MANUSCRITOS
LIBROS ANTIGUOS
REPRESENTACION GRAFICA
ILUSTRACIONES
spellingShingle MANUSCRITOS
LIBROS ANTIGUOS
REPRESENTACION GRAFICA
ILUSTRACIONES
Carman, Christián C.
Accounting for overspecification and indifference to visual accuracy in manuscript diagrams : a tentative explanation based on transmission
topic_facet MANUSCRITOS
LIBROS ANTIGUOS
REPRESENTACION GRAFICA
ILUSTRACIONES
description Abstract: The first time you encounter a medieval manuscript of a Greek mathematical or astronomical work, like those of Archimedes, Euclid, or Aristarchus, the most impressive feature is the odd configuration many diagrams show. There is a tendency to represent more regularity among the geometric objects than what the argument demands and usually they are not accurate graphical depictions of the mathematical object discussed in the text. Most scholars believe that these tendencies go back to the Greek authors themselves. In this paper, I propose a different explanation: the odd characteristics should not be attributed to Greek authors, but to transmission.
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author Carman, Christián C.
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title Accounting for overspecification and indifference to visual accuracy in manuscript diagrams : a tentative explanation based on transmission
title_short Accounting for overspecification and indifference to visual accuracy in manuscript diagrams : a tentative explanation based on transmission
title_full Accounting for overspecification and indifference to visual accuracy in manuscript diagrams : a tentative explanation based on transmission
title_fullStr Accounting for overspecification and indifference to visual accuracy in manuscript diagrams : a tentative explanation based on transmission
title_full_unstemmed Accounting for overspecification and indifference to visual accuracy in manuscript diagrams : a tentative explanation based on transmission
title_sort accounting for overspecification and indifference to visual accuracy in manuscript diagrams : a tentative explanation based on transmission
publisher Elsevier
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