The History of Ptolemy's Star Catalogue

by Gerd Graßhoff

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146128788X
• ISBN13: 9781461287889
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"