The Almagest / On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres / Epitome of Copernican Astronomy: IV and V / The Harmonies of the World V
by Ptolemy / Copernicus / Kepler
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Green cloth covered boards, quarter bound in leather, with gold print on the spine. Light wear to spine. Pages are clean and unmarked top edge gilt. Encyclopedia Britannica Great Books of the Western World Volume 16, 1952 1st edition, 27th printing 1984, 1085 pages. 8vo (9.5" x 6.5") Contains important works of astronomy, from ancient times to the 17th century. The Almagest, by Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaus), translated by R. Catesby Taliaferro; On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, by Nicolaus Copernicus, translated by Charles Glenn Wallis; Books 4 and 5 of Epitome of Copernican Astronomy and Book 5 of The Harmonies of the World, by Johannes Kepler, also translated by Charles Glenn Wallis. These are modern translations, produced for St. John's College and the Encyclopedia Britannica Great Books series.
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- The Almagest / On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres / Epitome of Copernican Astronomy: IV and V / The Harmonies of the World V
- Author
- Ptolemy / Copernicus / Kepler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- Publisher
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 1085
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Astronomy
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