Ptolemy S Catalogue Of Stars

Author : Gerd Graßhoff
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461244684

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The History of Ptolemy’s Star Catalogue by Gerd Graßhoff Pdf

Ptolemy's Almagest shares with Euclid's Elements the glory of being the scientific text longest in use. From its conception in the second century up to the late Renaissance, this work determined astronomy as a science. During this time the Almagest was not only a work on astronomy; the subject was defined as what is described in the Almagest. The cautious emancipation of the late middle ages and the revolutionary creation of the new science in the 16th century are not conceivable without reference to the Almagest. This text lifted European astronomy to the high standard of knowledge on which the new science flourished. Before, the Ptolemaic models of the orbits of the sun, the moon, and the planets had been refined by Arabic astronomers. They provided the structural elements with which Copernicus and Kepler ushered in the era of modern astronomy. The Almagest survived the destruction of its epicyclic representation of the planetary orbits in the conceptual traces left behind in the theories of its successors. The clear separation of the sidereal from the tropical year, the celestial coordinate systems, the concepts of time, the forms of the constellations, and brightness classifications of celestial objects are, among many other things, still part of the astronomical canon even today.

Author : Ptolemy
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1998-11-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691002606

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Ptolemy's Almagest by Ptolemy Pdf

Ptolemy's Almagest is one of the most influential scientific works in history. A masterpiece of technical exposition, it was the basic textbook of astronomy for more than a thousand years, and still is the main source for our knowledge of ancient astronomy. This translation, based on the standard Greek text of Heiberg, makes the work accessible to English readers in an intelligible and reliable form. It contains numerous corrections derived from medieval Arabic translations and extensive footnotes that take account of the great progress in understanding the work made in this century, due to the discovery of Babylonian records and other researches. It is designed to stand by itself as an interpretation of the original, but it will also be useful as an aid to reading the Greek text.

Author : Ptolemy,Edward Ball Knobel,Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : OCLC:225101069

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Ptolemy's Catalogue of Stars by Ptolemy,Edward Ball Knobel,Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters Pdf

Author : Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters,2nd Cent Ptolemy,E B B 1841 Knobel
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 230 pages
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Release : 2018-11-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0344971082

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Ptolemy's Catalogue of Stars by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters,2nd Cent Ptolemy,E B B 1841 Knobel Pdf

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Author : Gerd Grasshoff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Stars
ISBN : 3540971815

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The History of Ptolemy's Star Catalogue by Gerd Grasshoff Pdf

Author : CHRISTIAN HEINRICH FRIEDRICH. PETERS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033146064

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PTOLEMY'S CATALOGUE OF STARS by CHRISTIAN HEINRICH FRIEDRICH. PETERS Pdf

Author : Charles Burnett,Dag Nikolaus Hasse,David Juste,Benno van Dalen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
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Release : 2020-09-30
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 2503586392

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Ptolemy's Science of the Stars in the Middle Ages by Charles Burnett,Dag Nikolaus Hasse,David Juste,Benno van Dalen Pdf

Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100-170 AD) is one of the most influential scholars of all time. While he is also the author of treatises on geography, optics and harmonics, his fame primarily stems from two works on the science of the stars, dealing with mathematical astronomy (the Almagest) and astrology (the Tetrabiblos). The Almagest and the Tetrabiblos remained the fundamental texts on the science of the stars for some 1500 years. Both were translated several times into Arabic and Latin and were heavily commented upon, glossed, discussed, and also criticised and improved upon, in the Islamic world and in Christian Europe. Yet, the reception of Ptolemy in medieval cultures is still to a large extent a terra incognita of the history of science. The Arabic and Latin versions of the Almagest and the Tetrabiblos are for the most part unavailable in modern editions, their manuscripts remain largely unexplored and, generally speaking, their history has never been systematically investigated. This volume gathers together fifteen contributions dealing with various aspects of the reception of Ptolemy's astronomy and astrology in the Islamic world and in Christian Europe up to the seventeenth century. Contributions are by Jose Bellver, Jean-Patrice Boudet, Josep Casulleras, Bojidar Dimitrov, Dirk Grupe, Paul Hullmeine, Alexander Jones, Richard L. Kremer, Y. Tzvi Langermann, H. Darrel Rutkin, Michael H. Shank, Nathan Sidoli, Carlos Steel, Johannes Thomann and Henry Zepeda.

Author : Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters,2nd cent Ptolemy,E. B. B. 1841 Knobel
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 232 pages
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Release : 2014-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1293825751

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Ptolemy's Catalogue of Stars by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters,2nd cent Ptolemy,E. B. B. 1841 Knobel Pdf

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Author : Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters,2nd Cent Ptolemy,E B B 1841 Knobel
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1297000137

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Ptolemy's Catalogue of Stars by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters,2nd Cent Ptolemy,E B B 1841 Knobel Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Ptolemy Ptolemy
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1332996000

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Ptolemy's Cataloque of Stars by Ptolemy Ptolemy Pdf

Excerpt from Ptolemy's Cataloque of Stars: A Revision of the Almagest When Dr. Peters and myself met in Paris in April 1887, we had some long conversations on the subject. He told me he did not intend to visit England, and it was agreed that I should investigate all the sources of information possessed in the libraries there, and I particularly undertook to examine the Greek Selden Alma gest at Oxford, and several Arabic manuscripts, and send him the results. In this and the following year many letters and discussions passed between us. In a letter dated August 14, 1888, received by Dr. Peters August 25, I asked what steps he had taken towards publication, and considering the contributions I had made from the manuscripts in this country, I asked How far he would like, and would think it right, that my name should be associated with his as a joint author? But I assured him I was quite single-minded in the matter, and that my interest was removed from any idea of a personal character. This letter remained unanswered, probably because no Steps had been taken towards preparing any part of the work for publication. On July 18, 1890, Dr. Peters died. It is unnecessary here to give an account of his life, which has been so fully dealt with in the addresses delivered on that occasion by Dr. Isaac H. Hall and Professor Oren Root, and in the pages of the monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. On September 3, 1890, I addressed a letter to the executors of Dr. Peters, asking to be informed in what state his work on the Almagest remained with reference to publication, and requesting that the manuscripts might be sent to me to complete, and on November 9, 1891, all of his manuscripts and notes relating to this work, with some important exceptions, were sent to me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Claudius Ptolemaeus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0852291639

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The almagest by Claudius Ptolemaeus Pdf

Author : Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters,Edward Ball Knobel
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 149374240X

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Ptolemy's Catalogue of the Stars by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters,Edward Ball Knobel Pdf

An excerpt from the Preface: The examination of the manuscripts made it at once apparent that no preparation whatever had been made for publication. All the collations of manuscripts, notes, tables, and computations, were in very minute, close writing, and much of it in pencil, necessitating the copying out of most portions of the work for study, and in form for printer, involving much labor. Many notes were written in minute German script which have been troublesome and unduly expensive to translate. Among others are found several chapters from Books III, V, and VII of the Almagest, written in pencil in minute German script, being translations by Dr. Peters from the Greek into German, which have proved very difficult to decipher. No assistance towards the expense involved was obtainable in this country, and it seemed highly improbable that any society would undertake the publication of the work in the complete form which I considered indispensable. What to do under these circumstances has been a source of great anxiety. On June 6, 1899, I met Professor Simon Newcomb in London, when he at once said he wished to see me about Dr. Peters' manuscripts. We adjourned to my club and discussed the matter fully for over half an hour. I explained my difficulties about publication and proposed that the work should be published in the United States. Professor Newcomb, referring to the Arabic and Greek, expressed a doubt whether they had the necessary type. No suggestion, however, was made for carrying out my proposal. I need only add that many years ago I made provision in my will that, on my death, the whole of the manuscripts and researches should be sent to the National Academy at Washington. The present work is limited to the investigation of Ptolemy's Catalogue of Stars, but Dr. Peters also took up the question of Ulugh Beg's Catalogue, and for that purpose he collated several Persian manuscripts. I have added to this by collating all the Persian manuscripts of Ulugh Beg and the Arabic manuscripts of Al Sufi to be found in this country. This it is hoped to publish in the future as a separate memoir. It has been my object to make this investigation as exhaustive as possible, but where so much material has had to be examined, analyzed, and checked, and where the whole work has had to be done single-handed, it is hardly possible to avoid some mistakes. The present investigation has shown how prone are all copyists to make mistakes; every care has been taken, and I can only hope that no very serious errors will be found.

Author : A.T. Fomenko
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781351080705

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Geometrical and Statistical Methods of Analysis of Star Configurations Dating Ptolemy's Almagest by A.T. Fomenko Pdf

This easy-to-follow book offers a statistico-geometrical approach for dating ancient star catalogs. The authors' scientific methods reveal statistical properties of ancient catalogs and overcome the difficulties of their dating originated by the low accuracy of these catalogs. Methods are tested on reliably dated medieval star catalogs and applied to the star catalog of the Almagest. Here, the dating of Ptolemy's famous star catalog is reconsidered and recalculated using modern mathematical techniques.The text provides necessary information from astronomy and astrometry. It also covers the history of observational equipment and methods for measuring coordinates of stars. Many chapters are devoted to the Almagest, from a preliminary analysis to a global statistical processing of the catalog and its basic parts. Mathematics are simplified in this book for easy reading. This book will prove invaluable for mathematicians, astronomers, astrophysicists, specialists in natural sciences, historians interested in mathematical and statistical methods, and second-year mathematics students.Features:

Author : Robert R. Newton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015017155931

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The Crime of Claudius Ptolemy by Robert R. Newton Pdf

In Newton's view, Ptolemy was "the most successful fraud in the history of science". Newton shows that Ptolemy predominantly obtained the astronomical results described in his work The Almagest by computation, and not by the direct observations that Ptolemy described.

Author : A.T. Fomenko
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781351089159

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Geometrical and Statistical Methods of Analysis of Star Configurations Dating Ptolemy's Almagest by A.T. Fomenko Pdf

This easy-to-follow book offers a statistico-geometrical approach for dating ancient star catalogs. The authors' scientific methods reveal statistical properties of ancient catalogs and overcome the difficulties of their dating originated by the low accuracy of these catalogs. Methods are tested on reliably dated medieval star catalogs and applied to the star catalog of the Almagest. Here, the dating of Ptolemy's famous star catalog is reconsidered and recalculated using modern mathematical techniques.The text provides necessary information from astronomy and astrometry. It also covers the history of observational equipment and methods for measuring coordinates of stars. Many chapters are devoted to the Almagest, from a preliminary analysis to a global statistical processing of the catalog and its basic parts. Mathematics are simplified in this book for easy reading. This book will prove invaluable for mathematicians, astronomers, astrophysicists, specialists in natural sciences, historians interested in mathematical and statistical methods, and second-year mathematics students.Features: