Almagest
astronomical treatise by Claudius Ptolemy
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Summary
Almagest is a literary work[1]. Almagest ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,133 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Ptolemy[3]
- Genre: treatise[4]
- Commons category: Almagest[5]
- Language of work or name: Ancient Greek[6]
- Inception: 148[7]
- Translator: Nicholas Halma[8]
- Has edition or translation: Almagesto[9]
- Main subject: astronomy[10]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Otto's encyclopedia[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[18], Pauly–Wissowa[19]
- Title: Μαθηματικἠ Σύνταξις[20]
- After a work by: Hipparchus[21]
- Derivative work: Epitome of Astronomy[22]
- Copyright status: public domain[23]
Why It Matters
Almagest has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Almagest is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]