Ptolemy's Almagest

GPTKB entity

Properties (38)
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gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical treatise
gptkbp:author gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
gptkbp:contains geocentric model
star catalog
planetary models
theory of planetary motion
gptkbp:discusses spherical astronomy
epicycles
eccentrics
gptkbp:divisions thirteen books
gptkbp:established gptkb:Ptolemaic_system
gptkbp:focusesOn celestial bodies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ptolemy's Almagest
gptkbp:includes observational data
gptkbp:influenced Western astronomy
Islamic_astronomy
Renaissance_astronomy
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:Ptolemy
gptkbp:isAvailableIn modern editions
gptkbp:isBasedOn Aristotelian_cosmology
gptkbp:isCitedIn many historical texts
gptkbp:isConsidered a classic work
one of the most important works in astronomy
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy astrology
gptkbp:isNotableFor its systematic approach
gptkbp:isPartOf history of astronomy
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor a foundational text in astronomy
gptkbp:isReferencedIn scientific literature
gptkbp:isStudiedIn academic institutions
gptkbp:isUsedBy navigators
gptkbp:provides mathematical models
gptkbp:publishedIn Greek
2nd century
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Copernican_model
gptkbp:subject astronomy
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:usedBy medieval scholars