Eutocius d’Ascalon : Commentaire sur le traité des 'Coniques' d'Apollonius de Perge (Livres I-IV)

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).

The series Scientia Graeco-Arabicais devoted to the study of scientific and philosophical texts from the Classical and the Islamic world handed down in Arabic. Through critical text editions and monographs it provides access to the topics of inquiry in which ancient science presented itself and developed over time in a continuous tradition between Antiquity and the modern period. All editions are accompanied by translations and philological and explanatory notes.

Languages of publication are English, German, French and Italian.

"Eutocius d'Ascalon (VIe siècle ap. J.-C.) a accompagné son édition des Coniques d'Apollonius de Perge d'un commentaire. Cet ouvrage est essentiel pour l'histoire du texte des Coniques et pour la connaissance des techniques éditoriales antiques. Cette nouvelle édition critique contient la première traduction du commentaire dans une langue moderne."-- Back cover