Abstract:This book is premised upon two observations: that in general commentaries qua commentaries have long been a relatively neglected type of writing; and that commentaries that deal in particular with scientific matters have tended to seem especially uninteresting to many modern scholars. The editors and authors of this volume are animated instead by the conviction that this neglect and lack of interest constitute a serious deficiency in the study of scientific sources, one that represents an important loss both f… Show more
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