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An edition of Ptolemy's Almagest (1948)

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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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Encyclopædia 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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Cover of: Ptolemy's Almagest
Ptolemy's Almagest
1984, Springer-Verlag
in English
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Cover of: Handbuch der Astronomie.
Handbuch der Astronomie.
1963, B. G. Teubner
in German
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The almagest
1955, Encyclopædia Britannica
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The almagest
1952, Encyclopaedia Britannica
in English - Founders' ed.
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Includes bibliographies.

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Chicago
Series
Great books, of the Western World,, v. 16
Other Titles
On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres., Epitome of Copernican astronomy., Copernican astronomy., Harmonies of the world.

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Dewey Decimal Class
522
Library of Congress
AC1 .G72 vol. 16

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Pagination
xiv, 1085 p.
Number of pages
1085

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OL6178228M
LCCN
55010325
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485323

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