Books like Ptolemy's Almagest

12 books to read next

• Somnium Johannes Kepler 4.7 h
• La Poetica Aristotle 5.7 h
• The Sidereal Messenger of Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei 2.0 h
• The Book Nobody Read Owen Gingerich 5.9 h
• Dialogo Dei Massimi Sistemi Galileo Galilei 9.3 h
• Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci, Kunster, Erfinder, Wissenschaftler, Michael Desmond, Carlo Pedretti 2.6 h
• 21St Century Astronomy Jeffrey S. Hester, David Burstein, George Blumenthal, Ronald Greeley, Jeff Hester, Bradford Smith, Howard Voss, Gary Wegner 12.0 h
• Foundations of Astronomy Michael A. Seeds 12.1 h
• The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy Sir Isaac Newton 9.4 h
• The Works of Archimedes Archimedes 6.0 h
• Horizons Michael A. Seeds, Michael W. Guidry, Kevin Lee 8.9 h
• Astronomy Today Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan 14.1 h

How long each takes

Somnium Johannes Kepler 4.7 h La Poetica Aristotle 5.7 h The Sidereal Messenger of Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei 2.0 h The Book Nobody Read Owen Gingerich 5.9 h Dialogo Dei Massimi Sistemi Galileo Galilei 9.3 h Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci, Kunster, Erfinder, Wissenschaftler, Michael Desmond, Carlo Pedretti 2.6 h 21St Century Astronomy Jeffrey S. Hester, David Burstein, George Blumenthal, Ronald Greeley, Jeff Hester, Bradford Smith, Howard Voss, Gary Wegner 12.0 h Foundations of Astronomy Michael A. Seeds 12.1 h The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy Sir Isaac Newton 9.4 h The Works of Archimedes Archimedes 6.0 h Horizons Michael A. Seeds, Michael W. Guidry, Kevin Lee 8.9 h Astronomy Today Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan 14.1 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.