Early Greek Astronomy And Ptolemy’s Almagest
Early Greek Astronomy And Ptolemy’s Almagest
Dec 31, 2015
Early Greek Astronomy And Ptolemy’s Almagest. Eratosthenes. Finds the size of the earth within 5%. Important Ratio. Distance to the Moon. If the sun is a point source. Trigonometry Tables in the Almagest. Not in terms of our trig functions sine, cosine, tangent, etc. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Early Greek Astronomy
And
Ptolemy’s
Almagest
Eratosthenes
• Finds the size of the earth within 5%
)(2
500
360
5.7
EarthofRadius
mileso
o
milesREarth 38205.72
500360
%5.3
3950
aboutError
milesradiusActual
Important Ratio
Distance to the Moon
• If the sun is a point source
Trigonometry Tables in the Almagest
• Not in terms of our trig functions sine, cosine, tangent, etc.
Greek Number System
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