Hypsicles, of Alexandria. De ascensionibus
- HMML ID
- 734077813170
- PURL
- LC access point
- Hypsicles, of Alexandria. De ascensionibus
- HMML native script
- Ἀναφορικός
- VIAF
Variants
- Anaphoricus
- Liber esculei de ascensionibus
- On ascensions
- On rising times
- On the ascension of stars
Work information
- Title
- Anaphorikos
- Author
- Original languages
- Genres
Associated names
- Associated names
- Qusṭā ibn Lūqā, approximately 820-approximately 912 (Translator)
- Kindī, Yaʻqūb ibn Isḥāq, Abū Yūsuf, -approximately 873 (Editor of translation)
Associated works
- Contained in
Versions
- Expression
- Hypsicles, of Alexandria. De ascensionibus. Ancient Greek
- Language
- Greek, Ancient
- Title
- Anaphorikos
- HMML native script
- Ἀναφορικός
- Expression
- Hypsicles, of Alexandria. De ascensionibus. Arabic
- Language
- Arabic
- Title
- al-Maṭāliʻ
- HMML native script
- المطالع
- Translator
General notes
- Description
- author of Anaphorikos (’Aναϕoρικós), or On the Ascension of Stars; translated into Arabic toward the end of the ninth century, then translated from Arabic to Latin by Gerard of Cremona as Liber esculei de ascensionibus
- Citations
- "Hypsicles of Alexandria," Encyclopedia.com, accessed July 20, 2021, https://perma.cc/8RGK-F9YL.
- Description
- On Ascensions (Ἀναφορικός and sometimes translated On Rising Times); De ascensionibus; proves propositions on arithmetical progressions, used to calculate astrological timing
- Citations
- "Hypsicles," Wikipedia, accessed July 20, 2021, https://perma.cc/3LP4-ZCT7.
- Citations
- 23888, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed July 20, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/530204.
Preferred citation
"Hypsicles, of Alexandria. De ascensionibus." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified September 18, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/work/734077813170
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-07-20
- Last edited
- 2024-09-18