Proclus: Commentary on Plato’s Timaeus, Volume 5. Book 4, written by Dirk Baltzly

SIGEVOlution - Volume 5 Issue 4

EDITORIAL Editorial G ECCO-2012 deadline is less than three months away (January 13, 2012!). It is time to go back to that incredible idea you had for so long but you did not have time to finalize into a paper yet! You know you do not want to miss the next GECCO! You know we would miss you and you also know that you would miss meeting your friends, attending those exciting presentations, those ...

Book Review: Mathematicians under the Nazis, Volume 52, Number 4

Imagine an eminent scientist whose work impresses by its depth, by its impact, and by its beauty. It has become a cornerstone of research and education alike and provides strong inspiration and encouragement for younger scientists to tackle difficult problems of similar potential. Now one of the disciples discovers the fact, not usually mentioned in a scientific context, that this scientist sup...

Symbolic Poetry, Inspired Myths and Salvific Function of Allegoresis in Proclus’ Commentary on the Republic

The Decomposition of Human-Written Book Summaries

In this paper, we evaluate the extent to which human-written book summaries can be obtained through cut-and-paste operations from the original book. We analyze the effect of the parameters involved in the decomposition algorithm, and highlight the distinctions in coverage obtained for different summary types.

Introduction of Kitab Al-Abnija al haqaiq al-Adwiya a book written by Heravi

The "Kitab al-abniya an haqa iq al-adwiya" (Book of the Foundations of Pharmacognosy) also Known as "Rozat ol-ons wa manfa 'ar on-nafs" is the most ancient medical book in Persian (Farsi), which was written by Abu Mansur Movaffaq ibn Ali Heravi during the period of Mansur ibn Noh Samani between the years 350 to 366 lunar hegira. The book deals with 584 mineral, herbal and animal-based drugs. Th...