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  1. The planetary increase of brightness during retrograde motion: An explanandum constructed ad explanantem.Christián Carlos Carman - 2015 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 54:90-101.
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  • Simplicius and the early history of greek planetary theory.Alan C. Bowen - 2002 - Perspectives on Science 10 (2):155-167.
    : In earlier work, Bernard R. Goldstein and the present author have introduced a procedural rule for historical inquiry, which requires that one take pains to establish the credibility of any citation of ancient thought by later writers in antiquity through a process of verification. In this paper, I shall apply what I call the Rule of Ancient Citations to Simplicius' interpretation of Aristotle's remarks in Meta L. 8, which is the primary point of departure for the modern understanding of (...)
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  • On Simplicius’ Testimony Regarding Eudoxan Lunar Theory.Ido Yavetz - 2003 - Science in Context 16 (3).
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  • Adjusting Venus: The Use of Maximum Elongations in the Almagest and Ptolemy’s Theory of Knowledge.Gonzalo L. Recio - 2017 - International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 31 (2):113-131.
    ABSTRACTThere has been much debate surrounding the way in which Ptolemy handled the observations that are behind his planetary models. This article aims at presenting an interesting case of manipulation of observational data within the epistemological frame of what we may call Ptolemy’s philosophy of knowledge. It deals with an interesting case from the Almagest, that of the determination of the longitudes of the apogee and perigee of Venus’s deferent, and shows that the selections and adjustments Ptolemy carried out in (...)
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  • Introduction: The History of Early Mathematics – Ways of Re-Writing.Reviel Netz - 2003 - Science in Context 16 (3).
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