| Description |
1 online resource (480 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences |
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Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences.
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| Contents |
The 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 |
| Summary |
"The Almagest", by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy, is the most important surviving treatise on early mathematical astronomy, offering historians valuable insight into the astronomy and mathematics of the ancient world. Pedersen's 1974 publication, "A Survey of the Almagest", is the most recent in a long tradition of companions to the "Almagest'. Part paraphrase and part commentary, Pedersen's work has earned the universal praise of historians and serves as the definitive introductory text for students interested in studying the "Almagest". In |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-480) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Almagest.
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| SUBJECT |
Almagest (Ptolemy) fast |
| Subject |
Astronomy, Greek.
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Astronomía griega
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Astronomy, Greek
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jones, Alexander
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| ISBN |
9780387848266 |
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0387848266 |
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0387848258 |
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9780387848259 |
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