A Survey of the Almagest

"The Almagest", by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy, is the most important surviving treatise on early mathematical astronomy, offering historians valuable insight into the astronomy and mathematics of the ancient world. Pedersen's 1974 publication, "A S...

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Autores principales: Pedersen, Olaf, Jones, Alexander
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Springer 2011
Materias:
Mathematical Physics and Mathematics
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84826-6
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description "The Almagest", by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy, is the most important surviving treatise on early mathematical astronomy, offering historians valuable insight into the astronomy and mathematics of the ancient world. Pedersen's 1974 publication, "A Survey of the Almagest", is the most recent in a long tradition of companions to the "Almagest'. Part paraphrase and part commentary, Pedersen's work has earned the universal praise of historians and serves as the definitive introductory text for students interested in studying the "Almagest". In
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