ΠΕΡΙ ΚΙΝΟΥΜΕΝΗΣ ΣΦΑΙΡΑΣ and ΠΕΡΙ ΕΠΙΤΟΛΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΔΥΣΕΩΝ; or De sphaera quae movetur and De ortibus et occasibus; or On the Moving Sphere and On Risings and Settings

Authors

Autolycus of Pitane
Joseph Mogenet , editor, Universite de Louvain

Date of this Version

1950

Citation

In Autolycus de Pitane, RECUEIL DE TRAVAUX D'HISTOIRE ET DE PHILOLOGIE 3e SÉRIE, FASCICULE 37

Abstract

This document contains the Greek texts of the two known works by Autolycus of Pitane: ΠΕΡΙ ΚΙΝΟΥΜΕΝΗΣ ΣΦΑΙΡΑΣ and ΠΕΡΙ ΕΠΙΤΟΛΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΔΥΣΕΩΝ, known in Latin as De sphaera quae movetur and De ortibus et occasibus, and in English as On the Moving Sphere and On Risings and Settings.

Autolycus was a contemporary of Aristotle (384–322 BCE) and his works are thought to have been completed in Athens within the years 335 and 300 BCE, making him also a rough contemporary of Euclid of Alexandria (fl. c. 300 BCE).

The texts are taken from the standard modern edition, that of Joseph Mogenet, published at Louvain in 1950. Mogenet’s long (191 page) discussion (in French) on the sources and methods of establishing his texts is not included. However, his notes “Scholia” to both works (pp. 259-282) are included.