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712 pages • first pub 150 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691002606
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 08 November 1998
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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 ...
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712 pages • first pub 150 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691002606
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 08 November 1998
Description
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 ...