Anne Tihon

Summary

Anne Tihon (born 1944)[1] is a Belgian historian of science specializing in the history of astronomy, with works on Theon of Alexandria, Byzantine astronomy, and astronomical tables. She is a professor emerita in the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters of the Université catholique de Louvain.[2]

Books edit

Tihon's books and critical editions include:

  • Barlaam de Seminara, Traités sur les éclipses de soleil de 1333 et 1337 [ Barlaam of Seminara's treatises on the solar eclipses of 1333 and 1337], with Joseph Mogenet and Daniel Donnet, Éditions Peeters, 1977[3]
  • Le petit commentaire de Théon d'Alexandrie aux tables faciles de Ptolémée [The Little Commentary of Theon of Alexandria on Ptolemy's Handy Tables], Studi e Testi Roma, 1978[4]
  • Le "Grand Commentaire" de Theon d'Alexandrie aux tables faciles de Ptolemee, Vatican Library, Vol. I (with Joseph Mogenet), 1985; Vols. II–III, 1991; Vol. IV, 1999[5]
  • Études d'astronomie byzantine [Studies in Byzantine astronomy], Ashgate, 1994[6]
  • Georges Gémiste Pléthon, Manuel d'astronomie [Gemistus Pletho, Manual of astronomy], with Raymond Mercier, Academia Bruylant, 1998[7]
  • Une version Byzantine du traité sur l'astrolabe du Pseudo-Messahalla [A Byzantine version of the Pseudo-Messahalla astrolabe treatise], with Régine Leurquin and Claudy Scheuren, Bruylant, 2001[8]
  • Πτολεμαιου προχειροι κανονες: Les Tables Faciles de Ptolémée [Ptolomy's Handy Tables], Vols. Ia–Ib, with Raymond Mercier, Université catholique de Louvain, 2011[9]
  • Conformément aux observations d'Hipparque : le Papyrus Fouad inv. 267A [In accordance with Hipparchus's observations: the Papyrus Fouad inv. 267A], with Jean-Luc Fournet and Raymond Mercier, Université catholique de Louvain, 2014[10]

Recognition edit

Tihon became a corresponding member of the International Academy of the History of Science in 1986, and was raised to a full member in 2002.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ Birth year from French National Library, retrieved 2020-10-31
  2. ^ Anne Tihon, Professeure Émérite, Université catholique de Louvain, retrieved 2020-10-31
  3. ^ Reviews of Traités sur les éclipses de soleil de 1333 et 1337:
    • Kren, Claudia (June 1978), Isis, 69 (2): 293, doi:10.1086/352039, JSTOR 230465{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Pingree, D. (January 1980), Byzantinische Zeitschrift, 73 (1), doi:10.1515/bz-1980-0148, S2CID 193682015{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  4. ^ Reviews of Le petit commentaire de Théon d'Alexandrie:
    • Aujac, Germaine (1983), "Review", Revue des Études Anciennes, 85 (1): 162–163
    • Pingree, David (June 1980), Journal for the History of Astronomy, 11 (2): 137–138, Bibcode:1980JHA....11..137P, doi:10.1177/002182868001100209, S2CID 126206431{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Tardieu, Michel (July–December 1984), Revue des Études Grecques, 97 (462/464): 578–579, JSTOR 44263135{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Wilson, N. G. (June 1980), Isis, 71 (2): 339–340, doi:10.1086/352515, JSTOR 230226{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  5. ^ Reviews of Le "Grand Commentaire" de Theon d'Alexandrie:
    • Congourdeau, Marie-Hélène (1987), "Review", Revue des études byzantines, 45: 236–237
    • Deman, Albert (1991), L'Antiquité Classique, 60: 381, JSTOR 41655408{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Deman, Albert (2001), L'Antiquité Classique, 70: 280–281, JSTOR 41660858{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Elkhadem, Hosam (1987), Byzantion, 57 (1): 294–295, JSTOR 44171414{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Evans, James (February 1988), Journal for the History of Astronomy, 19 (1): 56–58, doi:10.1177/002182868801900107, S2CID 220914676{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Evans, James (February 2001), Journal for the History of Astronomy, 32 (1): 77–80, doi:10.1177/002182860103200105, S2CID 220915334{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Jones, Alexander (March 1987), Isis, 78 (1): 120–121, doi:10.1086/354367, JSTOR 232766{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Toomer, G. J. (September 1993), Isis, 84 (3): 560, doi:10.1086/356566, JSTOR 235661{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  6. ^ Reviews of Études d'astronomie byzantine:
  7. ^ Reviews of Georges Gémiste Pléthon, Manuel d'astronomie:
  8. ^ Reviews of Une version Byzantine du traité sur l'astrolabe du Pseudo-Messahalla:
  9. ^ Reviews of Πτολεμαιου προχειροι κανονες:
    • Chabás, José (December 2015), Aestimatio: Critical Reviews in the History of Science, 10: 106–109, doi:10.33137/aestimatio.v10i0.26026{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Jones, Alexander (May 2017), "Ptolemy's Handy Tables", Journal for the History of Astronomy, 48 (2): 238–241, doi:10.1177/0021828617706254, S2CID 125658099
    • Samsó, Julio (2013), "Review", Suhayl, International Journal for the History of the Exact and Natural Sciences in Islamic Civilisation, 12: 213–219
  10. ^ Reviews of Conformément aux observations d'Hipparque:
    • Duke, Dennis (February 2018), Aestimatio: Critical Reviews in the History of Science, 12: 90–99, doi:10.33137/aestimatio.v12i0.29339{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Jones, Alexander (2016), Archiv für Papyrusforschung, 62 (1): 203–207, doi:10.1515/apf-2016-0017, hdl:2451/60921{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Nicolaidis, Efthymios (November 2014), Almagest, 5 (2): 128–130, doi:10.1484/j.almagest.5.103570{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Sidoli, Nathan (July 2020), Aestimatio: Critical Reviews in the History of Science, 14: 1–5, doi:10.33137/aestimatio.v14i0.34565{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  11. ^ Membres correspondants et membres effectifs, International Academy of the History of Science, retrieved 2020-10-31