Almagest

[ al-muh-jest ]

/ ˈæl məˌdʒɛst /

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noun

(italics) a Greek work on astronomy by Ptolemy.

almagest, any of various medieval works of a like kind, as on astrology or alchemy.

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Origin of Almagest

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English almageste, from Middle French, from Arabic al “the” + majisṭī, from Greek megístē (sýntaxis) “greatest (composition)”

Words nearby Almagest

Alma, Alma-Ata, Almada, Almadén, Al Madinah, Almagest, almah, al-Maliki, alma mater, almanac, Almanach de Gotha

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How to use Almagest in a sentence

The most noted of all the writings of Ptolemy is the work which became famous under the Arabic name of Almagest.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
Here at the bedhead are his books, including the astronomical treatise of Ptolemy called Almagest.
Old English Libraries|Ernest Savage
The subject is hardly worth further discussion, so I merely refer the reader to the Almagest, lib.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
The reference is right, for the 'motus celi' are discussed in the Almagest, lib.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer

Tables of mean motions of the Sun are given in Ptolemy's Almagest, lib.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for Almagest

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

Word Origin for Almagest

C14: from Old French, from Arabic al-majisti, from al the + majisti, from Greek megistē greatest (treatise)

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