Abstract The first time you encounter a medieval manuscript of a Greek mathematical or astronomical work, like those of Archimedes, Euclid, or Aristarchus, the most impressive feature is the odd configuration many diagrams show. There is a tendency to represent more regularity among the geometric objects than what the argument demands and usually they are not accurate graphical depictions of the mathematical object discussed in the text. Most scholars believe that these tendencies go back to the Greek authors themselves. In this paper, I propose a different explanation: the odd characteristics should not be attributed to Greek authors, but to transmission.

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说明手稿图表中的过度规范和对视觉准确性的漠视：基于传输的初步解释

摘要 当您第一次遇到希腊数学或天文学作品的中世纪手稿时，如阿基米德、欧几里得或阿里斯塔克斯的手稿，最令人印象深刻的特征是许多图表显示的奇怪配置。几何对象之间的规律性往往比论证所要求的更多，并且通常它们不是文本中讨论的数学对象的准确图形描述。大多数学者认为，这些倾向可以追溯到希腊作家本人。在这篇论文中，我提出了一个不同的解释：奇怪的特征不应归因于希腊作者，而应归因于传播。