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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 (Great Books of the Western World, Vol. 16) [Special Limited Edition] [Leather Bound]

Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus) (Author), R. Catesby Taliaferro (Translator), Nicolaus Copernicus (Author), Johannes Kepler (Author), Charles Glenn Wallis (Translator), Robert Maynard Hutchins (Editor)

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Publication Date: 1952

Encyclopedia Britannica Great Books of the Western World Volume 16, 1952 1st edition, 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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Product Details

Leather Bound: 1085 pages
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.; 1st edition (1952)
Language: English
ASIN: B000N8RGGU
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 1.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,737,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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