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The almagest, by Ptolemy. [Translated by R. Catesby Taliaferro] On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres, by Nicolaus Copernicus. [Translated by Charles Glenn Wallis] Epitome of Copernican astronomy: IV and V [and] The harmonies of the world: V. By Johannes Kepler. [Translated by Charles Glenn Wallis]

Title
The almagest, by Ptolemy. [Translated by R. Catesby Taliaferro] On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres, by Nicolaus Copernicus. [Translated by Charles Glenn Wallis] Epitome of Copernican astronomy: IV and V [and] The harmonies of the world: V. By Johannes Kepler. [Translated by Charles Glenn Wallis]
Author
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Publication
Chicago, Encyclopædia Britannica [1955, c1952]

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Additional Authors
  • Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543.
  • Taliaferro, R. Catesby (Robert Catesby), 1907-1989
  • Wallis, Charles Glenn
  • Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630.
Description
xiv, 1085 p. illus., tables.; 25 cm.
Summary
The Almagest is the most important source of information on ancient Greek astronomy. The Almagest has also been valuable to students of mathematics because it documents the ancient Greek mathematician Hipparchus's work, which has been lost. Hipparchus wrote about trigonometry, but because his works have been lost mathematicians use Ptolemy's book as their source for Hipparchus' works and ancient Greek trigonometry in general.
Series Statement
Great books of the Western world ; v. 16
Uniform Title
Great books of the Western world v. 16.
Alternative Title
  • On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres.
  • Epitome of Copernican astronomy.
  • Copernican astronomy.
  • Harmonies of the world.
Subject
  • Astronomy > Early works to 1800
  • Mathematics, Greek
  • Mathematics
Genre/Form
Early works
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographies.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
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.
LCCN
^^^55010325^//r904
OCLC
  • 342062
  • SCSB-10319093
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library