{"product_id":"9780387848259","title":"Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: With Annotation and New Commentary by Alexander Jones","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: With Annotation and New Commentary by Alexander Jones\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePedersen, Olaf; Jones, Alexander\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eAlmagest\u003c\/em\u003e, by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy, is the most important surviving treatise on early mathematical astronomy, offering historians valuable insight into the astronomy and mathematics of the ancient world.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPedersen's 1974 publication, \u003cem\u003eA Survey of the Almagest\u003c\/em\u003e, is the most recent in a long tradition of companions to the \u003cem\u003eAlmagest\u003c\/em\u003e. Part paraphrase and part commentary, Pedersen's work has earned the universal praise of historians and serves as the definitive introductory text for students interested in studying the \u003cem\u003eAlmagest\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn this revised edition, Alexander Jones, a distinguished authority on the history of early astronomy, provides supplementary information and commentary to the original text to account for scholarship that has appeared since 1974. This revision also incorporates various corrections to Pedersen's original text that have been identified since its publication.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis volume is intended to provide students of the history of astronomy with a self-contained introduction to the \u003cem\u003eAlmagest\u003c\/em\u003e, helping them to understand and appreciate Ptolemy's great and classical work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2010-11-19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780387848259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-0-387-84826-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 254cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 470\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Odense University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44450533376140,"sku":"9780387848259","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780387848259.jpg?v=1775739245","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780387848259","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}