The version I am reading is volume 16 of the Britannica Series, "Great Books of the Western World" This volume also contains the seminal works of Copernicus and Kepler. Having them together allows the reader to trace the development of the theory of the universe. I found this in the town library. The last time it went out was in 1988 so I guess they will let me renew it.
I am blown away by what these early astronomers discovered with simple observations and limited mathematics. It is also instructive how an elaborate structure can be based on false premise. I have found the original trig and spherical geometry I was looking for, the basis for the Equation of Time (anomaly of the sun) and detailed instructions on the construction of armillary spheres. I am still looking for Mike Shaw's "Dialists Companion" and an explanation of the Star of Bethlehem. I am sure they are in there somewhere. Roger Bailey N 51 W 115 At 03:28 PM 11/30/99 -0600, William P Thayer wrote: >I bought this about a month ago and wade thru a few pages of it every >night (it's on my nightstand). The translation is wonderful, as far >as I can tell; exactly what a first-rate author like Ptolemy deserves. > I bought mine full-price, though! :-( > > >Bill Thayer > Ptolemy's Geography (2-line URL) > >http://www.ukans.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/ > Gazetteer/Periods/Roman/.Texts/Ptolemy/home*.html >
