Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Almagest
Astronomical treatise; originally called Mathēmatikē syntaxis, it became known as Megalē syntaxis, the Great Collection; in Arabic, megistē was translated as al-Majisṭī, and the most commonly used popular title, Almagest, derives from this form
- HMML ID
- 456007359776
- PURL
- LC access point
- Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Almagest
- HMML native script
- Μαθηματικὴ σύνταξις
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Almageste
- Almagestum
- Great collection
- Majisti
- Mathēmatikē syntaxis
- Megalē syntaxis
- Megalē syntaxis tēs astronomias
- Megas astronomos
- Megistē syntaxis
- Syntaxis of Ptolemy
Work information
- Title
- Mathēmatikē syntaxis
- Author
- Genres
Associated names
- Commentators
- Associated names
- Averroës (Ibn Rushd), 1126-1198 (Abridger)
- Anatoli, Jacob ben Abba Mari ben Samson, active 13th century (Translator)
- Thābit ibn Qurrah al-Ḥarrānī, -901 (Reviser)
Associated works
- Related work
Versions
- Expression
- Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Almagest. Arabic
- Language
- Arabic
- Title
- al-Majisṭī
- HMML native script
- المجسطي
- Expression
- Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Almagest. Hebrew
- Language
- Hebrew
- Title
- Ḥibur ha-gadol
- HMML native script
- חבור הגדול
- Alternate titles
- Almagesṭi
- Almagesṭ
- Translator
- Incipit
- חברו בטלמיוס אלפלודי בחכמת חשבון המזלות והכוכבים והתגועות הנאותות אשר בשמים
- Alternate incipits
- הרוצה לעשות אל מנאך שהוא קבוע מהלכי הכוכבים ותולדותיהם
- Description
- Translated from Arabic
- Expression
- Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Almagest. Ancient Greek
- Language
- Greek, Ancient
- Title
- Mathēmatikē syntaxis
- HMML native script
- Μαθηματικὴ σύνταξις
- Alternate titles
- Megalē syntaxis
- Incipit
- Πάνυ καλῶς οἱ γνησίως φιλοσοφήσαντες
Preferred citation
"Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Almagest." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified January 10, 2025. https://w3id.org/haf/work/456007359776
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-07-21
- Last edited
- 2025-01-10