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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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- 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
- 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