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The Book of Astronomy in Antiquity (Concise Edition)
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Ptolemy’s The Almagest brought together the ideas of Greek Antiquity, that the sun and planets revolved around the earth, the geocentric view which was used by European, Byzantine and Islamic scholars for 1400 years until Copernicus placed the sun as the focus of the solar system. This new book offers an accessible version of Ptolemy’s great work.
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The Book of Astronomy in Antiquity (Concise Edition), Ptolemy Tompkins
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- Title
- The Book of Astronomy in Antiquity (Concise Edition)
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ptolemy Tompkins
- Publisher
- Flame Tree Publishing
- Released
- 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1804177911
- ISBN13
- 9781804177914
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- Nature in general
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- Ptolemy’s The Almagest brought together the ideas of Greek Antiquity, that the sun and planets revolved around the earth, the geocentric view which was used by European, Byzantine and Islamic scholars for 1400 years until Copernicus placed the sun as the focus of the solar system. This new book offers an accessible version of Ptolemy’s great work.