Description |
xiv, 1085 pages : illustrations, tables ; 25 cm |
Series |
Britannica great books ; 16 |
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Great books of the western world ; 16 |
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Britannica great books ; 16
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Great books of the Western world ; 15
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Contents |
The almagest / Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus), translated by R. Catesby Taliaferro -- Introduction, symbols, and abbreviations, and a short bibliography to Copernicus and Kepler -- On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres / Nicolaus Copernicus, translated by Charles Glenn Wallis -- Epitome of Copernican astronomy, IV and V / Johannes Kepler -- The harmonies of the world, V / Johannes Kepler, translated by Charles Glenn Wallis |
Summary |
Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler--Great Books |
Notes |
Later printings also have series listed as: Britannica great books |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies |
Notes |
Great books of the Western world no:16 |
Subject |
Astronomy -- Early works to 1800.
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Astronomy, Greek.
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Mathematics, Greek.
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Mathematics.
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Author |
Ptolemy, active 2nd century.
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Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543.
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Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630.
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LC no. |
55010325 |
ISBN |
0852291639 |
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