Gerald J. Toomer
British astronomy and mathematics historian (born 1934) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gerald James Toomer (born 23 November 1934) is a historian of astronomy and mathematics who has written numerous books and papers on ancient Greek and medieval Islamic astronomy. In particular, he translated Ptolemy's Almagest into English.
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Gerald J. Toomer | |
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Born | (1934-11-23) 23 November 1934 (age 89) |
Nationality | British |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History of science |
Institutions | Brown University Utrecht University |
Doctoral students | Jan Hogendijk |
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Formerly a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, he moved to Brown University as a special student in 1959 to study "the history of mathematics in antiquity and the transmission of these systems through Arabic into medieval Europe."[1] He joined the History of Mathematics department in 1963, became an associate professor in 1965, and was the chairman from 1980 to 1986.[2][3]