--- product_id: 17495982 title: "Ptolemy's Almagest" brand: "ptolemyg. j. toomerowen gingerich" price: "783.16 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/17495982-ptolemys-almagest store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Ptolemy's Almagest **Brand:** ptolemyg. j. toomerowen gingerich **Price:** 783.16 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Ptolemy's Almagest by ptolemyg. j. toomerowen gingerich - **How much does it cost?** 783.16 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/17495982-ptolemys-almagest) ## Best For - ptolemyg. j. toomerowen gingerich enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ptolemyg. j. toomerowen gingerich brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Ptolemy's Almagest ## Images ![Ptolemy's Almagest - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91cn1Y1dTaL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A magnificent start for the empirical sciences *by V***A on Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2013* Before buying Ptolemy’s Almagest (written around A.D. 150) I knew of its reputation as a highly technical and difficult text on Greek geocentric astronomy. Still, the extremely thorough treatment by Ptolemy with all its details surprised me, and I really admire the achievements by Ptolemy and his ancestors.I couldn’t have done much progress without two excellent commentaries. Olaf Pedersen’s “A Survey of the Almagest” (with annotation and new commentary by Alexander Jones, Springer, 2010) was very helpful in revealing the mathematical aspects in Almagest. Even more important for me was James Evans’ “The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy” (Oxford University Press, 1998) since Evans both explained the historical background of Almagest and helped in several mathematical details. An armillary sphere would also have been very helpful in getting a concrete view of the rotations. I didn’t have it, but I made a primitive prototype from a metal wire. With the help of these tools I managed to get a fairly clear picture of the Books I-IV, ca. 200 pages on Ptolemy’s mathematical tools and on solar and lunar motions, in ca. 2.5 months (after normal working days and on weekends). Thereafter, I spent ca. 3 weeks for a fairly superficial overview of the rest of the book. I got what I wanted: a basic understanding of Almagest.Here are two of my favourite passages. On pages 153-156 Ptolemy shows a “curve fitting” on solar motion. He demonstrates how the parameters of eccentric model are adjusted to match the calculated intervals between equinoxes and solstices with the observations by Hipparchus. On page 206 he describes the attitude of a real scientist: “For those who approach this science in a true spirit of enquiry and love of truth ought to use any new methods they discover, which give more accurate results, to correct not merely the ancient theories, but their own too, if they need it. They should not think it disgraceful, when the goal they profess to pursue is so great and divine, even if their theories are corrected and made more accurate by others beside themselves.” ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A new look at the universe *by A***T on Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2001* The main desire of Ptolemy in writing his Almagest is to explain and account for the motions of the apparently erratic celestial beings in terms of perfect and circular motions. In doing so he introduces the epicyclic (which states that the center of a smaller circle orbits around the earth and the object orbits around the smaller circle) and the eccentric hypotheses (which supposes that the center of the circular motion of the planet is not exactly centered on the earth), which are ultimatly equivalent to eachother in terms of result. Begining with the motion of the sun in the sky and moving on to the less accountable outer planets, Ptolemy moves his mathematics brilliantly with a nod to a story teller's art. Some may find his introduction of his equant (something that is often said to defile his principles of perfect motion), which explains the retrogradation of the outer planets, to be a let down to the fanfare of perfection in the stars. Yet, overall, the Almagest manages to recapture the magic and wonder of the universe through complicated mathematical hypotheses and to succesfully lay the ground for the break throughs of Copernicus, Brahe, and Kepler to come. If you are at all interested in astronomy or mathematics, you ought to read this. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Ptolemy help *by B***N on Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2016* It was just what I needed for my college class. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/17495982-ptolemys-almagest](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/17495982-ptolemys-almagest) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*