Achievements and Legacy of Ptolemy [efilm]
2018
Streaming Video
Ptolemy has been called the greatest astronomer of antiquity. But was he? Evaluate his reputation by focusing on his star catalog, celestial coordinate system, and magnitude scale. Then gauge the extent of his influence over later astronomers, which lasted over a thousand years.
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Author:
The Great Courses (Firm), distributorKanopy (Firm), distributor
Imprint:
The Great Courses, 2017.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2018.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2017.In English
Performers:
Bradley E. Schaefer
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
BRN:
543174
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