The Almagest: Introduction to the Mathematics of the Heavens by William H. Donahue, Bruce M. Perry, Ptolemy

The Almagest: Introduction to the Mathematics of the Heavens

William H. Donahue, Bruce M. Perry, Ptolemy

264 pages • first pub 150 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy science challenging informative slow-paced
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The Almagest is by far the greatest work in astronomy in ancient times. In a massive series of thirteen books, Ptolemy shows how every detail of the motions of the sun, moon, planets, and stars can be expressed using geometrical models that can be...

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