Almagest

Summary

Almagest is a literary work^[1]. Almagest has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Almagest authored Ptolemy^[3].
• Almagest's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• Almagest's genre is treatise^[5].
• Almagest's Commons category is recorded as Almagest^[6].
• Almagest's language of work or name is recorded as Ancient Greek^[7].
• 148 marks the founding of Almagest^[8].
• Almagest's translator is recorded as Nicholas Halma^[9].
• Almagest's has edition or translation is recorded as Q33059254^[10].
• Almagest's main subject is astronomy^[11].
• Almagest's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[12].
• Almagest's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• Almagest's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[14].
• Almagest's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Almagest's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[16].
• Almagest's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[17].
• Almagest's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• Almagest's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[19].
• Almagest's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[20].
• Almagest's title is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Μαθηματικἠ Σύνταξις'}^[21].
• Almagest's after a work by is recorded as Hipparchus^[22].
• Almagest's derivative work is recorded as Epitome of Astronomy^[23].
• Almagest's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[24].
• Almagest's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Almagest authored Ptolemy^[3].

Publication

Almagest's language of work or name is recorded as Ancient Greek^[7]. Almagest's genre is treatise^[5].

Subject and Themes

Almagest's main subject is astronomy^[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Almagest's after a work by is recorded as Hipparchus^[22].

Why It Matters

Almagest has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Almagest is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]