Format:
480 S.
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129 schw.-w. Ill
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235 mm x 155 mm
Edition:
Rev. ed., with annotation and new commentary by Alexander Jones
ISBN:
9780387848259
Series Statement:
Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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The Almagest through the agesPhysics 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 -- Apendix A : dated observations -- Appendix B : numerical parameters.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780387848266
Additional Edition:
Online-Ausg. (Springer) Pedersen, Olaf, 1920 - 1997 A Survey of the Almagest New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011 ISBN 9780387848266
Language:
English
Subjects:
Mathematics
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Ancient Studies
Keywords:
Ptolemaeus, Claudius 100-178 Almagest
DOI:
10.1007/978-0-387-84826-6
