Six Easy Lectures
on
Ancient Mathematical Astronomy
Lecture 1
Introduction and Background, Almagest Books 1 and 2, the celestial sphere, trigonometry, the background
Lecture 2
Almagest Book 3, the Sun, the length of the year, the geometric models, the background
Lecture 3
Almagest Books 4 – 6, the Moon, parallax, the months, the models, sizes and distances, the background
Lecture 4
Almagest Books 7 and 8, stars and catalogs, precession, risings and settings, calendars, the background
Lectures 5 – 6
Almagest Books 9-13, geocentric vs heliocentric, the planets, the anomalies, the equant, latitude, distances, the background, the developments (India, Islam, Copernicus, Kepler)