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However she assisted her father Theon of Alexandria in writing his eleven part commentary on Ptolemy's Almagest.
But once they had translated Ptolemy's Almagest, they developed astronomy so quickly that their mark is found at every step.
Ptolemy's Almagest was one of the works which Arabic scientists studied intently.
Finally, the translation of Ptolemy's Almagest furnished important astronomical material.
Menelaus's work formed the basis for Ptolemy's numerical solutions of spherical astronomy problems in the Almagest.
Hamilton found that the version of Ptolemy's models set out in the Canopic Inscription was earlier than the version in the Almagest.
Ptolemy's Almagest is the only surviving comprehensive ancient treatise on astronomy.
The Almagest also contains a star catalogue, which is a version of a catalogue created by Hipparchus.
As with the model of the solar system in the Almagest, Ptolemy put all this information into a grand scheme.
Astronomy advanced following the translation of Ptolemy's Almagest from Greek into Latin in the late 12th century.
The Almagest is the critical source of information on ancient Greek astronomy.
Three translations of the Almagest into English have been published.
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The Almagest of Ptolemy in an Arabic translation was early a textbook among them.
The reference is right, for the 'motus celi' are discussed in the Almagest, lib.
For instance, Ptolemy's Almagest was first translated to Syriac and then to Arabic.
Tables of mean motions of the Sun are given in Ptolemy's Almagest, lib.
The first Arabic translation of the Almagest was made Arab astronomers.
In his work Mathematical Treatise known as Almagest he systematically presented his vision of the universe as a geocentric system.
Which Greek-Roman citizen of Egypt wrote Almagest and Geography?
James has spent almost eight months crafting an Almagest prototype.
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