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245 10 a| On windsh| [electronic resource] /c| Theophrastus of Eresus ; [edition, translation and commentary] by Robert Mayhew.;

246 1 i| At head of title:a| Theophrastus of Eresus;

260 a| Leiden ;a| Boston :b| Brill,c| [2018];

300 a| x, 374 pages ;c| 25 cm.;

490 0 a| Philosophia antiqua,x| 0079-1687 ;v| volume 147;

490 0 a| Theophrastus of Eresus: sources for his life, writings, thought and influence;

500 a| Edited primarily from the manuscript Vatican City, Biblioteca apostolica vaticana Vat. Gr. 1302 and from the Oxyrhynchus papyrus 3721.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-361) and indexes.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- The text -- The translation and commentary -- Aristotle and Theophrastus on the nature of wind -- The structure of on winds -- An Aristotelian windrose -- Abbreviations -- Sigla -- Sigla codicum -- Text and translation -- Commentary.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 8 a| "In 'Theophrastus of Eresus: On Winds', Robert Mayhew provides a critical edition of the Greek text with English translation and commentary on the sole Peripatetic treatise devoted specifically to winds, by Aristotle's successor in the Lyceum. This is the first edition of this text to appear in over forty years, and the first ever to make use not only of the twelve medieval manuscripts but also of the Oxyrhynchus papyrus fragment of this work (first published in 1986). The lengthy commentary attempts to explain this difficult (and often corrupt) text and its relationship to Aristotle's meteorological theory and scientific methodology."--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

546 a| Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages (pages 28-67). Introduction in English. Extensive commentary (pages 68-356) in English.;

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On winds / Theophrastus of Eresus ; [edition, translation and commentary] by Robert Mayhew.

Author/creator	Theophrastus
Other author	Mayhew, Robert.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Description	x, 374 pages ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Winds--Early works to 1800. Winds--Middle East. --Early works to 1800. Meteorology--History. --Sources.

Uniform title	Peri anemōn. English
Variant title	At head of title: Theophrastus of Eresus
Series	Philosophia antiqua, 0079-1687 ; volume 147 Theophrastus of Eresus: sources for his life, writings, thought and influence
Contents	Introduction -- The text -- The translation and commentary -- Aristotle and Theophrastus on the nature of wind -- The structure of on winds -- An Aristotelian windrose -- Abbreviations -- Sigla -- Sigla codicum -- Text and translation -- Commentary.
Summary	"In 'Theophrastus of Eresus: On Winds', Robert Mayhew provides a critical edition of the Greek text with English translation and commentary on the sole Peripatetic treatise devoted specifically to winds, by Aristotle's successor in the Lyceum. This is the first edition of this text to appear in over forty years, and the first ever to make use not only of the twelve medieval manuscripts but also of the Oxyrhynchus papyrus fragment of this work (first published in 1986). The lengthy commentary attempts to explain this difficult (and often corrupt) text and its relationship to Aristotle's meteorological theory and scientific methodology."-- Provided by publisher.
General note	Edited primarily from the manuscript Vatican City, Biblioteca apostolica vaticana Vat. Gr. 1302 and from the Oxyrhynchus papyrus 3721.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-361) and indexes.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Language	Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages (pages 28-67). Introduction in English. Extensive commentary (pages 68-356) in English.
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2017028022
ISBN	9789004351820 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN	9004351825 (hardback : alk. paper)

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