Epitoma in Almagestum Ptolemaei

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The Epitoma in Almagestum Ptolemaei is a work by Regiomontanus, a prominent 15th-century mathematician and astronomer. This book is an abridgment of Ptolemy's Almagest, a foundational astronomical text from around 150 CE. Regiomontanus completed this epitome after his teacher, Georg von Peuerbach, died before finishing it. The Epitome served as a critical introduction to Ptolemy's complex astronomical models, which described the motions of celestial bodies based on a geocentric model. Regiomontanus's work was influential, offering insights that later aided Nicolaus Copernicus in developing his heliocentric theories.123

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…a student of the heavens: Epitoma in Almagestum Ptolemaei (“Epitome of Ptolemy’s Almagest”) by Johann Müller (also known as Regiomontanus, 1436–76) and Disputationes adversus astrologianm divinatricenm (“Disputations against Divinatory Astrology”) by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–94). The first provided a summary of the foundations of Ptolemy’s astronomy, with
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…a student of the heavens: Epitoma in Almagestum Ptolemaei (“Epitome of Ptolemy’s Almagest”) by Johann Müller (also known as Regiomontanus, 1436–76) and Disputationes adversus astrologianm divinatricenm (“Disputations against Divinatory Astrology”) by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–94). The first provided a summary of the foundations of Ptolemy’s astronomy, with
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