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Author Grasshoff, Gerd.

Title The history of Ptolemy's star catalogue / Gerd Grasshoff
Published New York : Springer-Verlag, [1990]
©1990

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Description ix, 347 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Series Studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences ; 14
Studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences ; 14
Contents Machine derived contents note: Contents: Introduction.- The Stars of the Almagest.- Accusations.- The Rehabilitation of Ptolemy.- The Analysis of the Star Catalogue.- Structures in Ptolemy's Star Catalogue.- Theory and Observation.- Appendix A.- Stars and Constellations.- Identifications.- Appendix B.- Transformation Formulae.- Column Headings.- Appendix C.- Column Headings.- Literature.- Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [335]-342)
Subject Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Almagest.
Stars -- Catalogs -- History.
LC no. 89021997
ISBN 0387971815 (alk. paper)