Ptolemy's AlmagestThis is a translation of Ptolemy's Almagest. |
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Preface vii | 131 |
Introduction 1 | 558 |
Contents of the Almagest ཨི | 649 |
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ABGD advance Almagest amount Angle West Angle apogee apparent Arabic tradition argument bright star calculations catalogue circle about right-angled column computed constellation Corrected by Manitius corresponding chords Crd arc D,Ar diameter difference earth East Angle West eccentre ecliptic Egyptian calendar epicycle epicycle centre epoch equal equation of anomaly equinoctial hours equinox fixed stars given gnomon greatest distance greatest elongation Greek mss HAMA Heiberg Hence Hipparchus horizon hypotenuse hypothesis inclined circle increment interval latitude least distance longest day lunar eclipses mean distance mean longitude mean motion mean position Mercury meridian moon moon's motion in longitude Nabonassar noon northernmost observations opposite parallax parallel Pedersen perigee planet poles Ptolemy Ptolemy's quadrant radius ratio Reading rear rearmost revolution right angles right-angled triangle rising-times SAN DIEGO Saturn Scorpius semi-circle shadow solar eclipses speed subtends subtraction sun's syzygy time-degrees true true longitude Venus zenith ရာ