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Ptolemy was the author of the astronomical treatise which is now known as the Almagest (although that was not its original name). In this work he formulated a geocentric model of the solar system which was to remain the generally accepted model in the Western and Arab worlds for more than 1300 years. The Almagest also contains a star catalogue. Its list of 48 constellations is ancestral to the modern system of constellations, but unlike the modern system there were gaps between them.
Ptolemy was the author of the astronomical treatise which is now known as the Almagest? (although that was not its original name). In this work he formulated a geocentric model of the solar system which was to remain the generally accepted model in the Western and Arab worlds for more than 1300 years. The Almagest also contains a star catalogue. Its list of 48 constellations is ancestral to the modern system of constellations, but unlike the modern system there were gaps between them.

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Claudius Ptolemy "The Geography" in English language has been first published by Dover Publications, Inc , New York
in 1 9 9 1 . It is now available at amazon.com and other book stores.
Claudius Ptolemy "The Geography" in English language has been first published by Dover Publications, Inc , New York in 1991 . It is now available at amazon.com and other book stores.

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