Ptolemy 2nd cent

Overview

Works:	3,120 works in 6,164 publications in 28 languages and 23,321 library holdings
Genres:	Early maps Atlases, German Incunabula Atlases, Italian Atlases Manuscripts, Medieval Manuscripts, Arabic Manuscripts, Hebrew
Roles:	Bibliographic antecedent, Other, Cartographer, Author of introduction, Creator, Editor, Honoree
Classifications:	ac1, 522

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Publications about Ptolemy

Publications by Ptolemy

Most widely held works about Ptolemy

The eye of heaven : Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler by Owen Gingerich ( Book )
The crime of Claudius Ptolemy by Robert R Newton ( Book )
Between Copernicus and Galileo : Christoph Clavius and the collapse of Ptolemaic cosmology by James M Lattis ( Book )
Ptolemy's universe : the natural philosophical and ethical foundations of Ptolemy's astronomy by Liba Chaia Taub ( Book )
Ptolemy and the foundations of ancient mathematical optics : a source based guided study by A. Mark Smith ( Book )

Ptolemy in perspective use and criticism of his work from antiquity to the nineteenth century by Alexander Jones ( Book )
Abraham Ibn Ezra and the rise of medieval Hebrew science by Shlomo Sela ( Book )
Models and precision : the quality of Ptolemy's observations and parameters by John Phillips Britton ( Book )
Les instruments de la théorie des planètes selon Ptolémée : équatoires et horlogerie planétaire du XIIIe au XVIe siècle by Emmanuel Poulle ( Book )
Ioannis Keppleri Harmonices mundi libri v : quorum primus geometricus, De figurarum regularium, quae proportiones harmonicas constituunt, ortu & demonstrationibus : secundus architectonicus, seu ex geometria figurata, De figurarum regularium congruentia in plano vel solido : tertius propriè harmonicus, De proportionum harmonicarum ortu ex figuris, deque naturá & differentiis rerum ad cantum pertinentium, contra veteres : quartus metaphysicus, psychologicus & astrologicus, De harmoniarum mentali essentiá earumque generibus in mundo, praesertim de harmonia radiorum, ex corporibus coelestibus in terram descendentibus, eiusque effectu in natura seu anima sublunari & humana : quintus astronomicus & metaphysicus, De harmoniis absolutissimis motuum coelestium, ortuque eccentricitatum ex proportionibus harmonicis : appendix habet comparationem huius operis cum Harmonices Cl. Ptolemaei libro III. cumque Roberti de Fluctibus, dicti Flud. medici oxoniensis speculationibus harmonicis, operi de Macrocosmo & microcosmo insertis by Johannes Kepler ( Book )
Cosmographia in qvatvor libros distribvta summo ordine, miraqve facilitate, ac breuitate ad magnam Ptolemæi mathematicam constructionem, ad vniuersamque astrologiam institutens by Francesco Barozzi ( Book )
Archéologie de la vision : l'optique, le corps, la peinture by Gérard Simon ( Book )
The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea & Ptolemy on ancient geography of India by Sudhakar Chattopadhyaya ( Book )
La géographie de Ptolémée en Occident (IVe-XVIe siècle) by Patrick Gautier Dalché ( Book )
Stephen Hawking's universe. [1-2 ( Visual )
Embrasser tous les savoirs. 2, Le ciel à livre ouvert Embracing all knowledge. 2, Everything under the sun ( Visual )
Ptolemy in perspective : use and criticism of his work from antiquity to the nineteenth century ( Book )
L'analemma di Tolomeo by Rocco Sinisgalli ( Book )
Stars and numbers : astronomy and mathematics in the medieval Arab and Western worlds by Paul Kunitzsch ( Book )
Il planisfero di Tolomeo by Rocco Sinisgalli ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Ptolemy

The almagest by Ptolemy ( Book )
158 editions published between 1381 and 1998 in 11 languages and held by 2,348 libraries worldwide
Astronomie.

Tetrabiblos by Ptolemy ( Book )
216 editions published between 1484 and 2008 in 10 languages and held by 858 libraries worldwide
Es un extracto y traducción española hecha por un anónimo, según la versión arábiga de Ali y la latina de Juan Gil.

Geographia by Ptolemy ( Book )
1,339 editions published between 1462 and 2009 in 14 languages and held by 781 libraries worldwide
Gerardus Mercator's maps to Ptolemaeus' Geographia (without descriptive text).

Harmonics by Ptolemy ( Book )
47 editions published between 1682 and 2002 in 8 languages and held by 346 libraries worldwide

Ptolemy's theory of visual perception : an English translation of the Optics by Ptolemy ( Book )
20 editions published between 1885 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 327 libraries worldwide

The Arabic version of Ptolemy's Planetary hypotheses by Ptolemy ( Book )
20 editions published between 1620 and 1987 in 5 languages and held by 248 libraries worldwide

Ptolemy's first commentator by Alexander Jones ( Book )
3 editions published in 1990 in English and Multiple languages and held by 246 libraries worldwide

Ptolemy's catalogue of stars; a revision of the Almagest by Ptolemy ( Book )
4 editions published in 1915 in English and held by 241 libraries worldwide

Ptolemy: The almagest ; Nicolaus Copernicus: On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres ; Johannes Keppler: Epitome of Copernican astronomy: IV -V [and] The harmonies of the world: V by Ptolemy ( Book )
in English and held by 236 libraries worldwide

Claudii Ptolemaei Opera quae exstant omnia by Ptolemy ( Book )
49 editions published between 1898 and 1998 in 5 languages and held by 164 libraries worldwide

Opera quae exstant omnia by Ptolemy ( Book )
46 editions published between 1898 and 1998 in 5 languages and held by 139 libraries worldwide

Claudii Ptolemaei Liber de analemmate, a Federico Commandino Urbinate instauratus & commentariis illustratus qui nunc primum eius opera e tenebris in lucem prodit : eiusdem Federici Commandini liber de horologiorum descriptione by Ptolemy ( Book )
12 editions published between 1562 and 1992 in Latin and English and held by 113 libraries worldwide

Die Geographie des Ptolemaeus, Galliae, Germania, Raetia, Noricum, Pannoniae, Illyricum, Italia by Ptolemy ( Book )
3 editions published between 1923 and 1975 in German and held by 110 libraries worldwide

Harmonicorum libri tres by Ptolemy ( Book )
6 editions published between 1682 and 1977 in 4 languages and held by 103 libraries worldwide

Klaudiou Ptolemaiou Armonikōn biblia 3 Claudii Ptolemæi Harmonicorum libri tres by Ptolemy ( Book )
2 editions published in 1682 in Greek, Ancient and held by 101 libraries worldwide

KL. Ptolemaiou Megales suntáxeos bibl. 13, Thénos A̓lexandréos Eis̓ ta ́aut̓a ʻugomnemáton bibl. Ia. (romanized form) = Clavdii Ptolemaei Magnæ constructionis, id est, Perfectæ cœlestium motuum pertractionis, lib. XIII. : Theonis Alexandrini in eosdem commentariorum Lib. XI by Ptolemy ( Book )
4 editions published in 1538 in Greek, Ancient and Latin and held by 83 libraries worldwide

The compost of Ptholomeus, prince of astronomye by Ptolemy ( Book )
3 editions published in 1552 in English and held by 81 libraries worldwide

Ptolemy, geography, book 6 : Middle East, Central and North Asia, China by Ptolemy ( Book )
13 editions published between 1998 and 2002 in 4 languages and held by 79 libraries worldwide

Clavdii Ptolemæi Omnia quæ extant opera, præter geographiam quam non dissimili forma nuperrimè ædidimus by Ptolemy ( Book )
4 editions published in 1551 in Latin and held by 77 libraries worldwide

Die Harmonielehre des Klaudios Ptolemaios by Ptolemy ( Book )
27 editions published between 1562 and 2002 in 6 languages and held by 76 libraries worldwide

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Audience level: 0.74 (from 0.59 for Ptolemy: T ... to 0.92 for Ptolemy, g ...)

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Almagest (Ptolemy)‍ Asia‍ Astrology‍ Astronomers‍ Astronomy‍ Astronomy, Ancient‍ Astronomy, Arab‍ Astronomy, Greek‍ Astronomy, Medieval‍ Atlases‍ Biography‍ Cartography‍ Catalogs‍ Clavius, Christoph,--1538-1612‍ Copernicus, Nicolaus,--1473-1543‍ Cosmology‍ Cosmology, Medieval‍ Criticism, interpretation, etc.‍ Early maps‍ Early maps‍ Early works‍ Europe‍ Facsimiles‍ Facsimiles‍ Geographia (Ptolemy)‍ Geography‍ Geography, Ancient‍ Geometry‍ Greece Harmonics (Ptolemy)‍ Historical geography‍ History‍ India Kepler, Johannes,--1571-1630‍ Manuscripts, Latin‍ Maps‍ Mathematical geography‍ Mathematics, Greek‍ Music, Greek and Roman‍ Music--Instruction and study‍ Music theory‍ Optics‍ Optics (Ptolemy)‍ Planetary theory‍ Ptolemy,--2nd cent‍ Science‍ Science, Ancient‍ Solar system‍ Stars‍ Travel‍

Alternative Names

controlled identity Pseudo-Ptolemaeus, Claudius.

Baṭalmayūs fl.ca. 100-178

Batlamius.

Batlamius, Klādius.

Baṭlamyūs, 2nd cent.

Baṭlamyūs, d. ca 170

Claude Ptolémée fl.ca. 100-178

Claudius Ptolemaeus

Claudius Ptolemaeus, ca 100-178

Claudius Ptolemaeus fl.ca. 100-178

Claudius Ptolemaeus Pelusiensis Alexandrinus fl.ca. 100-178

Klaudios Ptolemaios

Klaudios Ptolemaios, ca 100-178

Klaudios Ptolemaios fl.ca. 100-178

Pseudo-Ptolemaeus, Claudius fl.ca. 100-178

Pseudo-Ptolemaeus fl.ca. 100-178

Pseudo-Ptolemaeus Gnomologus fl.ca. 100-178

Ptholemaeos, Claudios fl.ca. 100-178

Ptholemaeus fl.ca. 100-178

Ptholemeus, Claudius fl.ca. 100-178

Ptholomaeus, Claudius fl.ca. 100-178

Ptholomeus, 2nd cent.

Ptholomeus, Claudius fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolemæi, Clavdii, d. ca 170

Ptolemaeus

Ptolemaeus Alexandrinus

Ptolemaeus Alexandrinus, ca 100-178

Ptolemaeus Alexandrinus Claudius

Ptolemaeus Alexandrinus fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolemaeus astronomus

Ptolemaeus astronomus 0100?-0170?

Ptolemaeus, Cl. fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolemaeus, Claudius

Ptolemaeus, Claudius, 2nd cent.

Ptolemaeus, Claudius, d. ca 170

Ptolemaeus, Claudius fl.ca. 100-178 (VD-16)

Ptolemaeus, ... fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolemaeus Mathematicus, ca 100-178

Ptolemaeus Mathematicus fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolēmaios, Klaudios

Ptolemaios, Klaudios, 2nd cent.

Ptolemaios, Klaudios fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolemaios Mathematiker fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolemaiu, Klaudiu fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolemaius Mathematiker fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolemäus.

Ptolemäus, Claudius.

Ptolemaus, Claudius, 2nd cent.

Ptolemäus, Claudius, d. ca 170

Ptolemäus, Claudius fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolémée, Claude

Ptolémée, Claude (0090?-0168?).

Ptolémée, Claude, 2nd cent.

Ptolémée, Claude, d. ca 170

Ptolémée, Claude fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolémée de Ptolémaïs fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolémée fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolemeĭ, Klavdiĭ, 2nd cent.

Ptolemei, Klavdii fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolemej, Klavdij, d. ca 170

Ptolemeo Alessandrino, Claudio.

Ptolemeo, Cl.

Ptolemeo, Claudio Alexandrino.

Ptolemeo, Claudio fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolemeus, Claudius, ca 100-178

Ptolemeus, Claudius fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolemeusz, Klaudiusz.

Ptolemy.

Ptolemy 0100?-0170?

Ptolemy, Claudius

Ptolemy, Claudius, 2nd cent.

Ptolemy, Claudius fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolemy, d. ca 170

Ptolemy fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolomaeus, Claudius

Ptolomaeus, Claudius fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolomaeus, Claudius, sec. II

Ptolomeo

Ptolomeo, Claudio fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolomeus, Claudius fl.ca. 100-178

Ptolomy, Claudius fl.ca. 100-178

rakoeb Ptolemaios, Klaudios fl.ca. 100-178

Tolemeo, Claudio, 2nd cent.

Tolomei, Claudio, 87-178

Tolomei, Claudio fl.ca. 100-178

Tolomeo

Tolomeo, Cl. fl.ca. 100-178

Tolomeo, Claudio

Tolomeo, Claudio 0100?-0170?

Tolomeo, Claudio, 2nd cent.

Tolomeo, Claudio, d. ca 170

Tolomeo, Claudio fl.ca. 100-178

Tolomeo, Claudio, sec. II

Tolomeo, Claudius

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خوارزمي، محمد بن موسى

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Ptolemy's theory of visual perception : an English translation of the Optics

Die Harmonielehre des Klaudios Ptolemaios

Ptolemy's universe : the natural philosophical and ethical foundations of Ptolemy's astronomy

Ptolemy and the foundations of ancient mathematical optics : a source based guided study