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The Legacy of Ptolemy’s Almagest

Initial Conditions: A Physics History Podcast

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The First Translation of the Alma Just

The alma just was first translated into Latin by Henry Aristopus in the 12th century. Gerard of Chronoma translates it out of the Arabic about 1175. In the late 15th century, Greek manuscripts begin funneling into Western Europe and Italy. People begin seeing a Ptolemaic manuscripts.

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