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It was one of Ptolemy's most important works. He wrote in the margin that he felt 'in the presence of Zeus himself' while studying the movements of heavenly bodies, suggesting a religious explanation for what he didn't understand.
In the margin of one of his greatest work, the Almagest, he writes, When I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies, I no longer touch Earth with my feet. I stand in the pre...
— Episode: Cosmic Queries – More Office Hours
Episode: Cosmic Queries – More Office Hours
It was one of Ptolemy's most important works. He wrote in the margin that he felt 'in the presence of Zeus himself' while studying the movements of heavenly bodies, suggesting a religious explanation for what he didn't understand.
In the margin of one of his greatest work, the Almagest, he writes, When I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies, I no longer touch Earth with my feet. I stand in the presence of Zeus himself and take my fill of ambrosia.
Episode: Cosmic Queries – More Office Hours
It was mentioned in relation to Ptolemy's geocentric view of the universe and his awe at the celestial movements, which he attributed to God in his marginalia.
In the margin of one of his greatest work, the Almagest, he writes, When I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies, I no longer touch Earth with my feet. I stand in the presence of Zeus himself and take my fill of ambrosia.