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Almagest
[ al-muh-jest ]
noun
- (italics) a Greek work on astronomy by Ptolemy.
- almagest, any of various medieval works of a like kind, as on astrology or alchemy.
Almagest
/ ˈælməˌdʒɛst /
noun
- a work on astronomy compiled by Ptolemy in the 2nd century a.d containing a description of the geocentric system of the universe and a star catalogue
- sometimes not capital any of various similar medieval treatises on astrology, astronomy, or alchemy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Almagest1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English almageste, from Middle French, from Arabic al “the” + majisṭī, from Greek megístē (sýntaxis) “greatest (composition)”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Almagest1
C14: from Old French, from Arabic al-majisti, from al the + majisti, from Greek megistē greatest (treatise)
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Example Sentences
The most noted of all the writings of Ptolemy is the work which became famous under the Arabic name of Almagest.
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Here at the bedhead are his books, including the astronomical treatise of Ptolemy called Almagest.
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The subject is hardly worth further discussion, so I merely refer the reader to the Almagest, lib.
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The reference is right, for the 'motus celi' are discussed in the Almagest, lib.
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Tables of mean motions of the Sun are given in Ptolemy's Almagest, lib.
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