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A Survey of the Almagest: With Annotation and New Commentary by Alexander Jones - Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Olaf Pedersen Annotated edition
A Survey of the Almagest: With Annotation and New Commentary by Alexander Jones - Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Olaf Pedersen
"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. This title provides students of the history of astronomy with a self-contained introduction to the "Almagest".
499 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 19, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780387848259 |
| Publishers | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Pages | 470 |
| Dimensions | 178 × 254 × 26 mm · 1.05 kg |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Jones, Alexander |
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