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Mathematician, Astronomer, Astrologer, Geographer, and Music Theorist, who Wrote About a Dozen Scientific Treatises, three of which were of Importance to Later Byzantine, Islamic, and Western European Science
: A mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were of importance to later Byzantine, Islamic, and Western European science. The first is the astronomical treatise now known as the Almagest... (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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Quote #6 on Education Struggle Quotes >> Science and The Universe
“...in studying the convoluted orbits of the stars my feet do not touch the earth, and, seated at the table of Zeus himself, I am nurtured with celestial ambrosia...”
Source: "A History of Astronomy," by Anton Pannekoek, published by Dover Publications, Inc., 1961. Part One: Astronomy in the Ancient World, Chapter 14: The Close of Antiquity, Page 159.
"A History of Astronomy," by Anton Pannekoek, published by Dover Publications, Inc., 1961.
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