Studies in ancient and medieval scienceNoonday Press, 1961 - Science |
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... Almagest , the Tetrabiblos and the Geography . The influence which these works exercised on the world - picture of medieval times can hardly be overestimated . Other works , such as his Music , Optics , investigations on sundials and ...
... Almagest , the Tetrabiblos and the Geography . The influence which these works exercised on the world - picture of medieval times can hardly be overestimated . Other works , such as his Music , Optics , investigations on sundials and ...
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... Almagest . " The astronomy of the " Almagest " explained all astronomical phenomena with a precision which for a long time seemed satisfactory , accounting for them by combinations of 142 : MEDIEVAL SCIENCE.
... Almagest . " The astronomy of the " Almagest " explained all astronomical phenomena with a precision which for a long time seemed satisfactory , accounting for them by combinations of 142 : MEDIEVAL SCIENCE.
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... Almagest " itself was still un- known . Moved by a desire to read and translate Ptolemy's im- mortal work , Gerard of Cremona ( d . 1187 ) left Italy and went to Toledo , eventually making the translation which he finished in 1175 ...
... Almagest " itself was still un- known . Moved by a desire to read and translate Ptolemy's im- mortal work , Gerard of Cremona ( d . 1187 ) left Italy and went to Toledo , eventually making the translation which he finished in 1175 ...
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