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The Legacy of Ptolemy’s Almagest

Initial Conditions: A Physics History Podcast

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The Legacy of the Alma Justice

The alma justice was written about 150 CE. It facilitated incredible astronomical observations that hold to this day. Ptolemy made an immense contribution by combining and integrating what is known about astronomy and math into one concise text. By studying the alma justice we can trace a legacy of astronomy and understand how people saw the stars and our place in the universe.

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