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The Almagest by Ptolemy

The Almagest

Ptolemy with G.J. Toomer (Translator)

693 pages first pub 150 (view editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy science challenging informative slow-paced
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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 ...

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