Contents
THE ALMAGEST p | 1 |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE | 2 |
PREFACE AND DEDICATION TO POPE | 5 |
Copyright | |
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according Accordingly additosubtraction anomalistic difference anomaly apogee apsis arc AE arc EG arc GH Bull chord 2 arc circle ABCD circle about right column Crab diameter distance drawn Earth eastern eccentric circle eccentric's ecliptic ecliptic's centre Egyptian Egyptianwise elongation epicycle epicycle's apogee epicycle's centre equal equator equatorial hours equinoctial fixed stars given greater greatest Hipparchus horizon hypothesis hypt interval irregular Jupiter latitude latitudinal libration likewise longest day longitude longitudinal lunar magnitude mean movement mean position Mercury meridian meridian circle middle moon move Nabonassar nearly northern oblique circle observations opposite orbital circle parallax parallel passage perigee perpendicular planet poles Ptolemy quadrant radius ratio regular movement revolution right angles right triangle Saturn Scorpion semicircle shadow side solar days southern sphere spring equinox straight line subtending subtraction summer tropic sun's syzygies things Twins Venus Water Bearer