Anne Tihon


Anne Tihon is a Belgian historian of science specializing in the history of astronomy, with works on Theon of Alexandria, Byzantine astronomy, and astronomical tables. She is a professor emerita in the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters of the Université catholique de Louvain.

Books

Tihon's books and critical editions include:
  • Barlaam de Seminara, Traités sur les éclipses de soleil de 1333 et 1337, with Joseph Mogenet and Daniel Donnet, Éditions Peeters, 1977
  • Le petit commentaire de Théon d'Alexandrie aux tables faciles de Ptolémée, Studi e Testi Roma, 1978
  • Le "Grand Commentaire" de Theon d'Alexandrie aux tables faciles de Ptolemee, Vatican Library, Vol. I, 1985; Vols. II–III, 1991; Vol. IV, 1999
  • Études d'astronomie byzantine, Ashgate, 1994
  • Georges Gémiste Pléthon, Manuel d'astronomie Gemistus Pletho, Manual of astronomy], with Raymond Mercier, Academia Bruylant, 1998
  • Une version Byzantine du traité sur l'astrolabe du Pseudo-Messahalla, with Régine Leurquin and Claudy Scheuren, Bruylant, 2001
  • Πτολεμαιου προχειροι κανονες: Les Tables Faciles de Ptolémée, Vols. Ia–Ib, with Raymond Mercier, Université catholique de Louvain, 2011
  • Conformément aux observations d'Hipparque : le Papyrus Fouad inv. 267A, with Jean-Luc Fournet and Raymond Mercier, Université catholique de Louvain, 2014

Recognition

Tihon became a corresponding member of the International Academy of the History of Science in 1986, and was raised to a full member in 2002.