The Almagest / On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres / Epitome of Copernican Astronomy: IV and V / The Harmonies of the World V by Ptolemy / Copernicus / Kepler - 1990

Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1990. hardcover. fair. Black boards with gold print in gray block on the spine. Prior owner's name on the title page. Pages have extensive hand written notes in pencil - maybe they will help you! Encyclopedia Britannica Great Books of the Western World Volume 15, 1990 2nd edition (6th printing 1996), 1085 pages. 8vo (9.5"" x 6.5"") Contains important works of astronomy, from ancient times to the 17th century. The Almagest, by Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaus), translated by R. Catesby Taliaferro; On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, by Nicolaus Copernicus, translated by Charles Glenn Wallis; Books 4 and 5 of Epitome of Copernican Astronomy and Book 5 of The Harmonies of the World, by Johannes Kepler, also translated by Charles Glenn Wallis. These are modern translations, produced for St. John's College and the Encyclopedia Britannica Great Books series.