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The Free-to-Read Side of Things

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This is where the covers may be old, but the ideas remain alive. Here you will find public domain books that shaped the field of Ancient Science — freely available to read, quote, annotate, or simply enjoy at your own pace.

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Lloyd, Geoffrey

Polarity and Analogy

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Lloyd, Geoffrey

The Revolutions of Wisdom

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Morrow, Glenn

Proclus: a Commentary on the First Book of Euclid's Elements

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Mueller, Ian

Philosophy of Mathematics and Deductive Structure in Euclid’s Elements

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Neugebauer, Otto

A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy (vol. 1)

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Neugebauer, Otto

A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy (vol. 2)

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Neugebauer, Otto

A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy (vol. 3)

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Neugebauer, Otto

Astronomy and History: Selected Essays

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Neugebauer, Otto

Mathematical Cuneiform Texts

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Neugebauer, Otto

The Exact Sciences in Antiquity

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O’Meara, Dominic

Pythagoras Revived: Mathematics and Philosophy in Late Antiquity

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Runia, David & Share, Michael

Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus (vol. 2)

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Sarton, George

Introduction to the History of Science (vol. 1)

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Sarton, George

Introduction to the History of Science (vol. 2)

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Sarton, George

Introduction to the History of Science (vol. 3)

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Tarrant, Harold

Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus (vol. 1)

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Taylor, Alfred

A Commentary On Plato's Timaeus

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Thomson, William & Junge, Gustav

The Commentary of Pappus on Book X of Euclid's Elements

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Toomer, Gerald

Ptolemy's Almagest

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Tuplin, Christopher & Rihll, Tracy

Science and Mathematics in Ancient Greek Culture

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Didn’t find what you were looking for? Don’t despair.

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Projects like the Internet Archive and the Online Books Page host thousands of public domain titles—many of them rare, obscure, or just waiting to be rediscovered.​ Treasure hunts aren’t just for archaeologists!

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