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The Book of Astronomy in Antiquity (Concise Edition)
Af: Ptolemy
Engelsk Paperback
The Book of Astronomy in Antiquity (Concise Edition)
Af: Ptolemy
Engelsk Paperback

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Ptolemy''s work in ancient times laid the foundations for our modern understanding of the universe. Now in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader.

Ptolemy’s great astronomical work, which we know as The Almagest, brought together the ideas of Greek Antiquity, based on Aristotle some 400 years earlier, that the sun and planets revolved around the earth. This geocentric view which was inherited by Byzantine and Islamic scholars until Copernicus’ observations 1400 years later, placed the sun at the focal point of the solar system. For centuries Ptolemy’s methods were sufficient to predict solar and lunar eclipses and his work was translated into Latin in the 12th century, spreading its use across western Europe. This new, accessible edition brings the learning of the past to readers of today.

The FLAME TREE Foundations series features core publications which together have shaped the cultural landscape of the modern world, with cutting-edge research distilled into pocket guides designed to be both accessible and informative.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
256
ISBN-13:
9781804177914
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1804177911
Udg. Dato:
16 apr 2024
Længde:
17mm
Bredde:
198mm
Højde:
129mm
Forlag:
Flame Tree Publishing
Oplagsdato:
16 apr 2024
Forfatter(e):
Books from the same author
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