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Almagest / Astronomy in medieval Islam / Nasir al-Din al-Tusi / Celestial spheres / Science in the medieval Islamic world / Ptolemy / Mathematics in medieval Islam / Geocentric model / Greek astronomy / Astronomy / Islamic Golden Age / Science
Date: 2008-05-18 17:54:00
Almagest
Astronomy in medieval Islam
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Celestial spheres
Science in the medieval Islamic world
Ptolemy
Mathematics in medieval Islam
Geocentric model
Greek astronomy
Astronomy
Islamic Golden Age
Science

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