Cover of Ptolemy's Almagest

Ptolemy's Almagest

by Ptolemy

1952 1085 pages eng

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 Gr…

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