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Ptolemy's Almagest

By: Ptolemy

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Ptolemy's Almagest is one of the most influential scientific works in history. A masterpiece of technical exposition, it was the basic textbook of astronomy for more than a thousand years, and still is the main source for our knowledge of ancient astronomy. This translation, based on the standard Greek text of Heiberg, makes the work accessible to English readers in an intelligible and reliable form. It contains numerous corrections derived from medieval Arabic translations and extensive footnotes that take account of the great progress in understanding the work made in this century, due to the discovery of Babylonian records and other researches. It is designed to stand by itself as an interpretation of the original, but it will also be useful as an aid to reading the Greek text.

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Princeton University Press

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0691002606

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9780691002606

Ptolemy's Geography

An Annotated Translation of the Theoretical Chapters

By: Ptolemy

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Ptolemy's Geography

An Annotated Translation of the Theoretical Chapters

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Ptolemy's Geography is the only book on cartography to have survived from the classical period and one of the most influential scientific works of all time. Written in the second century AD, for more than fifteen centuries it was the most detailed topography of Europe and Asia available and the best reference on how to gather data and draw maps. Ptolemy championed the use of astronomical observation and applied mathematics in determining geographical locations. But more importantly, he introduced the practice of writing down coordinates of latitude and longitude for every feature drawn on a world map, so that someone else possessing only the text of the Geography could reproduce Ptolemy's map at any time, in whole or in part, at any scale. Here Berggren and Jones render an exemplary translation of the Geography and provide a thorough introduction, which treats the historical and technical background of Ptolemy's work, the contents of the Geography, and the later history of the work.

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217

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Princeton University Press

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0691214115

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9780691214115

Ptolemy's Theory of Visual Perception

An English Translation of the Optics

By: Ptolemy,A. Mark Smith

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Ptolemy's Theory of Visual Perception

An English Translation of the Optics

By: Ptolemy,A. Mark Smith

This is a print on demand Publication. This is a reprint, this is not an original. Contents: Introduction; Ptolemy: A Biographical Sketch; The "Optics": A Biographical Sketch; An Overview of the "Optics"; The Historical Influence of the "Optics"; English Translation; & Bibliography. The English translation of this text is based upon Albert Lejeune's critical Latin text of 1956, which was reprinted in the 1990s along with a French translation & supplementary annotations. Illus.

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American Philosophical Society

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0871698625

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9780871698629

The Divine Life of Animals

One Man's Quest to Discover Whether the Souls of Animals Live On

By: Ptolemy Tompkins

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The Divine Life of Animals

One Man's Quest to Discover Whether the Souls of Animals Live On

By: Ptolemy Tompkins

A journey through 20,000 years of history and myth in search of the answer to a single question: Do animals have souls? Anyone who has ever mourned the loss of a cherished pet has wondered about the animal soul. Do animals survive the death of the body, or are they doomed to disappear completely when they leave this world behind? Both scientists and religious authorities have long scoffed at the idea of animals in heaven. Yet the question endures. In this wise, immensely readable book, Ptolemy Tompkins embarks on a quest for the answer—taking us on a top-speed tour of the history of the animal soul. Equally at home with mainstream and alternative spiritual philosophies, Tompkins takes us from the savannas of Africa to the earth’s first cities to the early days of the great faith traditions of both East and West. Along the way, he shows that, despite what many of us have been taught, the world’s various spiritual traditions all have profoundly meaningful things to say about the animal soul, if we simply know where to look. Rescuing these ancient insights and blending them with vivid stories about animals today—from a dwarf rabbit named Angus to a manatee named Moose to a black bear named Little Bit—The Divine Life of Animals paints a gloriously inclusive picture of the cosmos as a place made up of both matter and spirit, in which animals are every bit as important, spiritually speaking, as the humans with whom they share the world. Though it is startlingly original, The Divine Life of Animals also feels strangely and instantly familiar, for it reveals truths that many of us have held in our hearts already, waiting only for someone to give fresh voice to one of the oldest and most trustworthy intuitions we possess. The Divine Life of Animals offers a compelling and timeless vision of the relationship between humans and animals that will have you looking at the animals in your life with new eyes.

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Crown

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030745133X

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9780307451330

Claudii Ptolemaei opera quae exstant omnia

By: Ptolemy

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Claudii Ptolemaei opera quae exstant omnia

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Published in 1898, Part 1 of Volume 1 contains Books 1-6 of Ptolemy's major astronomical treatise, the Almagest.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108063640

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9781108063647

On the Government of Rulers

De Regimine Principum

By: Ptolemy of Lucca,Thomas Aquinas

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On the Government of Rulers

De Regimine Principum

By: Ptolemy of Lucca,Thomas Aquinas

Ptolemy, considered a proto-Humanist by some, combined the principles of Northern Italian republicanism with Aristotelian theory in his De Regimine Principum, a book that influenced much of the political thought of the later Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the early modern period. He was the first to attack kingship as despotism and to draw parallels between ancient Greek models of mixed constitution and the Roman Republic, biblical rule, the Church, and medieval government. In addition to his translation of this important and radical medieval political treatise, written around 1300, James M. Blythe includes a sixty-page introduction to the work and provides over 1200 footnotes that trace Ptolemy's sources, explain his references, and comment on the text, the translation, the context, and the significance.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812201337

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9780812201338

Claudii Ptolemaei opera quae exstant omnia

By: Ptolemy

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Claudii Ptolemaei opera quae exstant omnia

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Published in 1903, Part 2 of Volume 1 contains Books 7-13 of Ptolemy's major astronomical treatise, the Almagest.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108063659

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9781108063654

Proof of Angels

The Definitive Book on the Reality of Angels and the Surprising Role They Play in Each of Our Lives

By: Ptolemy Tompkins,Tyler Beddoes

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Proof of Angels

The Definitive Book on the Reality of Angels and the Surprising Role They Play in Each of Our Lives

By: Ptolemy Tompkins,Tyler Beddoes

In March 2015, millions worldwide were captivated by the dramatic rescue of Lily Groesbeck, an eighteen-month-old girl who'd somehow survived fourteen hours in an overturned car that was partially submerged in an icy-cold Utah river after her mother lost control of the vehicle. The four responding officers heard a voice: "Please hurry, there isn't much time." They assumed it was Lily's mother who was still trapped inside. Once the two victims were recovered, the officers realized their mistake--her mother had been killed on impact. The officers all wondered the same thing: What was that voice? --Publisher.

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Simon and Schuster

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150112918X

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9781501129186

Proof of God

The Shocking True Answer to the World’s Most Important Question

By: Ptolemy Tompkins,Bernard Haisch

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Proof of God

The Shocking True Answer to the World’s Most Important Question

By: Ptolemy Tompkins,Bernard Haisch

Proof of God is the unlikely story of how a serious scientist and a broken writer, in a series of conversations stretching over several months, come to understand that the universe--from the smallest sub-atomic particles that make up everything in existence to the farthest reaches of the universe--bears evidence of a creator. In short, God not only exists, but science gives us tools to know this."--

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Simon and Schuster

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1501161547

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9781501161544

The Map of Heaven

How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife

By: Eben Alexander,Ptolemy Tompkins

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The Map of Heaven

How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife

By: Eben Alexander,Ptolemy Tompkins

When neurosurgeon Dr Eben Alexander published Proof of Heaven, his account of his near-death experience, he was contacted by a large number of readers: some argued that his account was impossible to believe; but others wrote to share their own profound journey to the afterlife or their stories of contact with loved ones who had died. Drawing on these stories and on research into and conversations with prominent scientist, philosophers and religious figures, Dr Alexander takes a wide-ranging look at the meaning of life, the nature of consciousness and the possibility of life after death. Dr Alexander explores the many possibilities and explanations for near-death and after-death experiences - both scientific and spiritual - and he comes to this conclusion: 'Our spirit is not dependent on the brain or body. It is eternal, and no one has one sentence worth of hard evidence that it isn't.' Compassionate, accessible and compelling, this is a book provides comfort, offers hope and reinforces what we all know to be true, whether believers or not: the strength of love is eternal, and our connections live on past death.

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Macmillan

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1743519885

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9781743519882

This Tree Grows Out of Hell

Mesoamerica and the Search for the Magical Body

By: Ptolemy Tompkins

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This Tree Grows Out of Hell

Mesoamerica and the Search for the Magical Body

By: Ptolemy Tompkins

Examines the Mayan, Aztec, and other related cultures from the perspective of each region's shifting understanding of the human soul. The author shows that despite their amazing achievements, these civilisations eventually crumbled because they lost touch with their sense of community, their true natures and their environments.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402748825

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9781402748820

The Modern Book of the Dead

A Revolutionary Perspective on Death, the Soul, and What Really Happens in the Life to Come

By: Ptolemy Tompkins

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The Modern Book of the Dead

A Revolutionary Perspective on Death, the Soul, and What Really Happens in the Life to Come

By: Ptolemy Tompkins

A modern, all-encompassing exploration of what happens after death combines spirituality with philosophy, history, and science, all of which guide readers toward the timeless truth that human consciousness lives on after death.

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Simon and Schuster

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1451616538

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9781451616538

Book's by Ptolemy

Ptolemy's Almagest

Ptolemy's Almagest

Ptolemy's Geography

Ptolemy's Geography

Ptolemy's Theory of Visual Perception

Ptolemy's Theory of Visual Perception

The Divine Life of Animals

The Divine Life of Animals

Claudii Ptolemaei opera quae exstant omnia

Claudii Ptolemaei opera quae exstant omnia

On the Government of Rulers

On the Government of Rulers

Claudii Ptolemaei opera quae exstant omnia

Claudii Ptolemaei opera quae exstant omnia

Proof of Angels

Proof of Angels

Proof of God

Proof of God

The Map of Heaven

The Map of Heaven

This Tree Grows Out of Hell

This Tree Grows Out of Hell

The Modern Book of the Dead

The Modern Book of the Dead

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