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The History of Ptolemy's Star Catalogue

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Ptolemy's Almagest shares with Euclid's Elements the glory of being the scientific text longest in use. The cautious emancipation of the late middle ages and the revolutionary creation of the new science in the 16th century are not conceivable without reference to the Almagest.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780387971810
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 348
  • Published:
  • December 20, 1989
  • Edition:
  • 1990
  • Dimensions:
  • 164x242x26 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 728 g.
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Ptolemy's Almagest shares with Euclid's Elements the glory of being the scientific text longest in use. The cautious emancipation of the late middle ages and the revolutionary creation of the new science in the 16th century are not conceivable without reference to the Almagest.

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