• Ptolemy and The Almagest

  • Jan 26 2022
  • Length: 18 mins
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    By the beginning of the 1st century A.D. the great age of astronomy in ancient Greece was coming to an end. However, before it did, there was one last noteworthy figure, who would take ancient astronomy to its pinnacle. Ptolemy wrote arguably the most important work of science in the ancient world. Known as The Almagest, it would collect all early knowledge of astronomy into a single work, and set the course of science for the next 1000 year.

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