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003 DLC
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008 120123s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780387848259 (hbk : acid-free paper)
020 $z9780387848266 (e-ISBN)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aQB41.P9583$bP42 2011
082 00 $a521$223
100 1 $aPedersen, Olaf,$eauthor.
245 12 $aA survey of the Almagest /$cOlaf Pedersen ; with annotation and new commentary by Alexander Jones.
250 $aRevised edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bSpringer,$c[2011]
300 $a480 pages :$billustrations ;$c27 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aSources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 $aThe Almagest through the ages -- Physics and philosophy in the Almagest -- Ptolemy as a mathematician -- Spherical astronomy in the Almagest -- The motion of the sun -- The theories of the moon -- Parallaxes and eclipses -- The fixed stars -- The superior planets -- The inferior planets -- Retrograde motions and maximum elongations -- Latitudes and visibility periods -- Epilogue : the other Ptolemy -- Apendix A : dated observations -- Appendix B : numerical parameters.
600 00 $aPtolemy,$dactive 2nd century.$tAlmagest.
650 0 $aAstronomy, Greek.
700 1 $aJones, Alexander,$ewriter of added commentary.