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An edition of Ptolemy's Almagest (1948)

The almagest

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Ptolemy's Almagest is one of the most influential scientific works in history. A masterpiece of technical exposition, it was the basic textbook of astronomy for more than a thousand years, and still is the main source for our knowledge of ancient astronomy. This translation, based on the standard Greek text of Heiberg, makes the work accessible to English readers in an intelligible and reliable form. It contains numerous corrections derived from medieval Arabic translations and extensive footnotes that take account of the great progress in understanding the work made in this century, due to the discovery of Babylonian records and other researches. It is designed to stand by itself as an interpretation of the original, but it will also be useful as an aid to reading the Greek text.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Language
English
Pages
1085

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Subjects
Addresses, essays, lectures, Astronomy, Early works to 1800, Greek Mathematics, Astronomy, early works to 1800, Stars, Catalogs

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Ptolemy's Almagest
1984, Springer-Verlag
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Handbuch der Astronomie.
1963, B. G. Teubner
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The almagest
1952, Encyclopaedia Britannica
in English - Founders' ed.
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Chicago

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographies.

Series
Great books of the Western world -- v. 16
Other Titles
On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres., Epitome of Copernican astronomy., Copernican astronomy., The harmonies of the world.

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xiv, 1085 p. :
Number of pages
1085

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Open Library
OL22231091M
Internet Archive
almagest00ptol
ISBN 10
0852291639
LCCN
55010325
Library Thing
3331776
Goodreads
80337

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