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Webster 1913 Edition
Almagest
Al′ma-gest
,Noun.
[F.
almageste
, LL. almageste
, Ar. al-majistī
, fr. Gr. [GREEK] (sc. [GREEK]), 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Almagest
AL'MAGEST
,Noun.
A book or collection of problems in astronomy and geometry, drawn up by Ptolemy. The same title has been given to other works of the like kind.