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The Classical World: THE PRECEPTUM CANONIS PTOLOMEI.

The article discusses the possibility that Roman statesman and writer Senator Cassiodorus, the former secretary of ancient Ostrogothic king Theodoric, consulted astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy's work "Preceptum canonis Ptolemei" when he wrote the book "Institutiones." Topics discussed include c...

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Published in:Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Vol. 104; no. 3; pp. 113 - 134
Main Author: PINGREE, DAVID
Format: Article
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press 2014
Subjects:
Greek astronomy
Greek astrology
Cassiodorus, Senator, ca. 487-ca. 580
Ptolemy, 2nd century
Astronomy in literature
Preceptum Canonis Ptolomei (Book)
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Summary:The article discusses the possibility that Roman statesman and writer Senator Cassiodorus, the former secretary of ancient Ostrogothic king Theodoric, consulted astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy's work "Preceptum canonis Ptolemei" when he wrote the book "Institutiones." Topics discussed include components of astronomy according to Cassiodorus, translation of "Preceptum canonis Ptolemei" from Greek, and knowledge of Cassiodorus about Greek astronomy and astrology.