Halma, Nicolas (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
William Fox
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Description
William Fox wrote the Catholic Encyclopedia entry on Nicolas Halma, a French scholar and priest. Halma lived from 1755 to 1828 and worked on old astronomy. He is best known for editing Ptolemy's Almagest in French.
Fox gives a brief, factual life with a list of works. Halma taught, translated Greek science, and served the church. The entry is short, as fits an obscure figure. It preserves basic facts a researcher may need. Readers of science history will value it as a pointer to a man who kept ancient star lore alive.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | William Fox |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1,502 bytes |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Catholic Encyclopedia (1917) |