
The Legacy of Ptolemy’s Almagest
Initial Conditions: A Physics History Podcast
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Why Did the Almagest Be Made?
The Almagest was printed in the midst of a boom in the printing industry. Dr. John Hessler explains other reasons why scientific works were printed around this time. It was part of a larger trend to print more ushered in by this new technology of the printing press. And it was also technically valuable information because people at this time, predominantly Western Europe, was exploring the world and music stars and maps for navigation.
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