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Claudius Ptolemy: Great Astronomers Paperback – Large Print, September 26, 2016

by Robert Stawell Ball (Author)
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Claudius Ptolemy (c. AD 100 – c. 170) was a Greco-Egyptian writer, known as a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in the city of Alexandria in the Roman province of Egypt, wrote in Koine Greek, and held Roman citizenship. Beyond that, few reliable details of his life are known. His birthplace has been given as Ptolemais Hermiou in the Thebaid in an uncorroborated statement by the 14th-century astronomer Theodore Meliteniotes. Ptolemy was the author of several scientific treatises, three of which were of continuing importance to later Byzantine, Islamic and European science. The Almagest is the only surviving comprehensive ancient treatise on astronomy. Babylonian astronomers had developed arithmetical techniques for calculating astronomical phenomena; Greek astronomers such as Hipparchus had produced geometric models for calculating celestial motions. There may have been other discoverers who have done more for science than ever Ptolemy accomplished, but there never has been any other discoverer whose authority on the subject of the movements of the heavenly bodies has held sway over the minds of men for so long a period as the fourteen centuries during which his opinions reigned supreme.
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    110 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    September 26, 2016
  4. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.25 x 8 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1988357284
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1988357287
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DIAMOND PUBLISHERS; 1st edition (September 26, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 110 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1988357284
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1988357287
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.25 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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1.0 out of 5 stars Um, no
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This is a joke. First, it's barely at an upper grade-school level. Second, apparently this series were each originally single chapters of a larger book. I believe I saw that book further down in the selection list (no I wouldn't recommend it, either). Third, most of the book are those useless pages related to the publisher or physical printing requirements. Flashy covers and useless fluff. Finally, it was written in 1895. I'm not against older books but this must have been some penny series written to fill shelves next to the candy aisle in an old 5 and dime. It's not even old-timey, it's a modern reprint of a useless book series. Oh and the information contained was trivial.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best version of "GREAT ASTRONOMERS" on Amazon
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2016
This is the best version of "GREAT ASTRONOMERS" on Amazon - period. It has all the original illustrations. Interior of the book has been laid out very well with proper readable font size, well organized interior along with the author Robert Stawell Balls's brief biography at the end. On top of it, there is a nice "Gift Certificate" page, so that if we wish to give this book as a gift to someone, this would be amazing. I would say, this is the best copy or edition of GREAT ASTRONOMERS ever, with complete original illustrations. I highly recommend you buy a copy of this book, published by "DIAMOND BOOKS / DIAMOND PUBLISHERS". Trust me also, you will fall in love with this book.
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