Description
| Product ID: | 9781804177914 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Foundations |
| Title: | The Book of Astronomy in Antiquity (Concise Edition) |
| Authors: | Author: Ptolemy |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | History of science, History of science, Popular science, Astronomy, space and time, Popular science, Astronomy, space & time |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating • A popular edition, in a digestible, edited format.• New series featuring the greatest works of science and philosophy.• New introduction highlights the influence of Ptolemy and the contemporary response to his work. Ptolemy’s The Almagest brought together the ideas of Greek Antiquity, that the sun and planets revolved around the earth, the geocentric view which was used by European, Byzantine and Islamic scholars for 1400 years until Copernicus placed the sun as the focus of the solar system. This new book offers an accessible version of Ptolemy’s great work. |
| Imprint Name: | Flame Tree Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Flame Tree Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-04-16 |
