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A Survey Of The Almagest

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Author : Olaf Pedersen
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2010-11-12

A Survey Of The Almagest written by Olaf Pedersen and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-12 with Mathematics categories.

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 this revised edition, Alexander Jones, a distinguished authority on the history of early astronomy, provides supplementary information and commentary to the original text to account for scholarship that has appeared since 1974. This revision also incorporates various corrections to Pedersen's original text that have been identified since its publication. This volume is intended to provide students of the history of astronomy with a self-contained introduction to the Almagest, helping them to understand and appreciate Ptolemy's great and classical work.

Ptolemy S Almagest

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Author : Ptolemy
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 1998-11-08

Ptolemy S Almagest written by Ptolemy and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-11-08 with Science categories.

Ptolemy's Almagest is one of the most influential scientific works in history. A masterpiece of technical exposition, it was the basic textbook of astronomy for more than a thousand years, and still is the main source for our knowledge of ancient astronomy. This translation, based on the standard Greek text of Heiberg, makes the work accessible to English readers in an intelligible and reliable form. It contains numerous corrections derived from medieval Arabic translations and extensive footnotes that take account of the great progress in understanding the work made in this century, due to the discovery of Babylonian records and other researches. It is designed to stand by itself as an interpretation of the original, but it will also be useful as an aid to reading the Greek text.

Geometrical And Statistical Methods Of Analysis Of Star Configurations Dating Ptolemy S Almagest

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Author : A.T. Fomenko
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2018-01-31

Geometrical And Statistical Methods Of Analysis Of Star Configurations Dating Ptolemy S Almagest written by A.T. Fomenko and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-31 with Mathematics categories.

This easy-to-follow book offers a statistico-geometrical approach for dating ancient star catalogs. The authors' scientific methods reveal statistical properties of ancient catalogs and overcome the difficulties of their dating originated by the low accuracy of these catalogs. Methods are tested on reliably dated medieval star catalogs and applied to the star catalog of the Almagest. Here, the dating of Ptolemy's famous star catalog is reconsidered and recalculated using modern mathematical techniques.The text provides necessary information from astronomy and astrometry. It also covers the history of observational equipment and methods for measuring coordinates of stars. Many chapters are devoted to the Almagest, from a preliminary analysis to a global statistical processing of the catalog and its basic parts. Mathematics are simplified in this book for easy reading. This book will prove invaluable for mathematicians, astronomers, astrophysicists, specialists in natural sciences, historians interested in mathematical and statistical methods, and second-year mathematics students.Features:

The Almagest

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-05-01

The Almagest written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-01 with categories.

The fist hit the priest's midsection hard, knocking the wind out of him. His knees buckled and he crumpled to the floor just as the man's knee smashed into his face. The old priest's glasses flew across the room and skittered under a table. The priest's nose and mouth exploded blood. The man pinned the priest to the floor and rained down blows until the priest's face was a bloody pulp."Now, where's my spell book?" the scar-faced man taunted. Gabriel Prince, a graduate student who shares a name with the young Bosnian who launched World War I, finds himself on the precipice of a war of his own. When the grandfather he never met dies, Gabriel is bequeathed the old man's only treasure: a secret map to the Gates of Hell. Gabriel quickly discovers that the servants of Hell seek that map - and him, too. With a stolen key to unlock the gate, dark shadows chase Gabriel around the world to steal his map and find the gate. Rescued from a vicious, self-mutilating demon-possessed killer by a secret society of Christians, Muslims, and Jews, including a mysterious Tatar beauty, Gabriel must face his fears and discover his faith if he's to join them. Can the unfaithful Gabriel protect our world from a demonic invasion?The Almagest is a fast-moving, richly researched thriller like The Da Vinci Code reimagined in the spirit of C.S. Lewis. The author, Dina Gallyamov, hails from Tatarstan and is now a doctoral candidate in America.

Almagest

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Author : Drew Kientz
language : en
Publisher: Kingston Publishing Company
Release Date : 2021-10-14

Almagest written by Drew Kientz and has been published by Kingston Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-14 with Fiction categories.

The responsibility gained from her new-found powers is not a welcome addition to Juniper Appleblossom's life. While touring on the road with her band, representatives from various Orders regularly track her down to recruit her in an attempt to have a powerful Primeval among their ranks. All Juniper wants is to do is be left alone to pursue her own hedonistic lifestyle. All good things must come to an end, as the marathon of drugs, sex, and rock n' roll has sapped her bank accounts dry. An almost tangible darkness has been closely following Juniper while her Necromancer grandfather has been missing-in-action, and her best friend Doctor Tuppence Buckingham won't speak to her. Fortunately, the Black Fire twins are back on her doorstep with a new and dangerous mission. Knowledge of a mysterious artifact called "The Almagest" from a forgotten Enlightened civilization has surfaced. The deep cover operative who unearthed it has gone dark. Now it's up to them to stage a rescue. Juniper will have to bring to bear more spectacular abilities against new threats in this thrilling sequel.

The Almagest

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Author : Claudius Ptolemy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014

The Almagest written by Claudius Ptolemy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Science categories.

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 used to compute celestial positions with remarkable accuracy The present selection covers all the essential features of Ptolemy s treatment of the heavens, omitting only more difficult and abstruse matters such as the moon s motion and the calculation of eclipses. In the interest of conciseness, development of planetary theories is restricted to two planets, one inferior (Venus) and one superior (Mars). Ptolemy s text is accompanied by extensive notes and introductions that are aimed at making the book accessible to students encountering Ptolemy for the first time. This edition is designed to provide everything needed for a one-semester course, or it can be a component of a more general course on planetary theory or history of astronomy."

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