Achievements and Legacy of Ptolemy

Ptolemy has been called the greatest astronomer of antiquity. But was he? Evaluate his reputation by focusing on his star catalog, celestial coordinate system, and magnitude scale. Then gauge the extent of his influence over later astronomers, which lasted over a thousand years.

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Elektronisch Film
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2017.
Kanopy Streaming, 2018.
Zusammenfassung:
Ptolemy has been called the greatest astronomer of antiquity. But was he? Evaluate his reputation by focusing on his star catalog, celestial coordinate system, and magnitude scale. Then gauge the extent of his influence over later astronomers, which lasted over a thousand years.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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00:29:51
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Schlagworte:
Astronomy
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