Megale Syntaxis
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Megale Syntaxis, better known by its Latin title the Almagest, is Claudius Ptolemy’s foundational 2nd-century astronomical treatise that systematically presents the geocentric model of the cosmos.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical treatise
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book ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Great Mathematical Syntaxis
NERFINISHED
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Great Treatise NERFINISHED ⓘ Megale Syntaxis Mathematike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Library of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Claudius Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basisFor | Ptolemaic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
sine table
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star catalogue ⓘ trigonometric tables ⓘ |
| cosmologicalModel | geocentric model ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | cornerstone of pre-Copernican astronomy ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 2nd century ⓘ |
| describes |
fixed stars
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motion of the Moon ⓘ motion of the Sun ⓘ motion of the planets ⓘ |
| field | mathematical astronomy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance astronomy
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medieval European astronomy ⓘ medieval Islamic astronomy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| LatinNameOrigin | from Arabic al-Majisti ⓘ |
| LatinTitle | Almagest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
astronomy
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geocentric cosmology ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 13 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Μαθηματικὴ Σύνταξις NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Arabic translations
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Latin translations ⓘ |
| replacedBy | heliocentric models of Copernicus ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Islamic astronomers
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medieval scholastics ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Great Treatise ⓘ |
| topic |
lunar theory
ⓘ
planetary theory ⓘ precession of the equinoxes ⓘ solar theory ⓘ spherical astronomy ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
deferent
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eccentric circle ⓘ epicycle ⓘ equant ⓘ |
| wasStandardReferenceFor | astronomy for over a millennium ⓘ |
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