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Definition of Almagests
1. almagest [n] - See also: almagest
Lexicographical Neighbors of Almagests
Literary usage of Almagests
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Observatory (1888)
"These comprise 2 Arabic almagests, at the British Museum and at Oxford—a Greek MS.
of the i4th century at the Bodleian Library —3 Latin MSS. of Gerard of ..."
2. Star-names and Their Meanings by Richard Hinckley Allen (1899)
"... some of these titles descending to the Tables and almagests down to the i6th
century. Arator, the Ploughman, appeared with Nigidius and Varro for this, ..."
3. Astronomical Register (1885)
"The paper contained the results of the investigation of four Arabic MSS., two
almagests at the British Museum and Bodleian libraries, and two copies of Al ..."
4. Histoire de la médecine arabe by Lucien Leclerc (1870)
"Il traduisit l'almagests, et on fait observer que dans sa traduction se trouve
un chapitre sur la réflexion des rayons lumineux, qui manque dans les ..."
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