... edition of the diagramsREVIEL NETZAssociate Professor of Classics, Stanford UniversityVolume IThe Two Books On theSphere and the Cylindercambridge university pressCambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, ... translation had started evenbefore the Palimpsest resurfaced. Fortunately, a work was chosen – the booksOn the Sphere and the Cylinder, together with Eutocius’ ancient commentary –that is largely ... Generally speaking, I follow Heiberg’s(1910–15) edition, which seems to remain nearly unchanged, for thebooks On the Sphere and the Cylinder, even with the new readings ofthe Palimpsest. In some cases...