almagest

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almagest - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Almagest \Al"ma*gest\, n. [F. almageste, LL. almageste, Ar.
     al-majist[imac], fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?), the greatest
     composition.]
     The celebrated work of Ptolemy of Alexandria, which contains
     nearly all that is known of the astronomical observations and
     theories of the ancients. The name was extended to other
     similar works.
     [1913 Webster]