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By contextualizing Galileo's initial reception of Ptolemy, the book reveals a fascinating historical backdrop, highlighting how the Almagest was intended to be read and studied in Galileo's milieu during the last decades of the sixteenth century.

Galileo and the Almagest c.15891592

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      Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/12/2024
      ISBN13: 9783031706134, 978-3031706134
      ISBN10: 3031706137
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      Book Synopsis
      By contextualizing Galileo's initial reception of Ptolemy, the book reveals a fascinating historical backdrop, highlighting how the Almagest was intended to be read and studied in Galileo's milieu during the last decades of the sixteenth century.

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