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Ptolemy's Almagest / Ptolemy; G. J. Toomer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ptolemy, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomy--Early works to 1800.
- Astronomy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (714 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Addenda and Corrigenda
- Preface
- Introduction
- Contents of the Almagest
- Book I
- Book II
- Book III
- Book IV
- Book V
- Book VI
- Book VII
- Book VIII
- Book IX
- Book X
- Book XI
- Book XII
- Book XIII
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mai 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780691213361
- 0691213364
- OCLC:
- 1158150188
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