The Almagest, by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy, is the most important
surviving treatise on early mathematical astronomy, offering historians valuable insight into …

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 …

Before streets were brightly illuminated at night, astronomy was accessible to everyone and
was a matter of great importance: for divination; for setting appropriate dates for planting …

When I first laid out the framework for A History of Ancient Mathe matical Astronomy, I
intended to carry the discussion down to the last applications of Greek astronomical …

A famous mathematician of the twentieth century once lamented," The algebraic topologist
has practically ceased to communicate with the point-set topologist!" This remark is …

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 …

A masterpiece of historical insight and scientific accuracy, this is the definitive work on Greek
astronomy and the Copernican Revolution. Beginning with the ancient Egyptians, it ranges …

On 18 July 1733, half a dozen years after Isaac Newton's death, Dr William Derham (a close
friend during his last years) observed that" S'Is [aac]... abhorred all Contests.... And for this …

From the reviews:" This monumental work will henceforth be the standard interpretation of
ancient mathematical astronomy. It is easy to point out its many virtues: comprehensiveness …

The collection of papers assembled here on a variety of topics in ancient and medieval
astronomy was originally suggested by Noel Swerdlow of the University of Chicago. He was …