The Almagest
A)is the book that first described the heliocentric solar system.
B)is a collection of the science and mathematics of the Greeks.
C)caused the author to be sentenced to house arrest.
D)is a book of astrological myths and predictions produced by the Arabs.
E)first described the Copernican theory.

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The Almagest is a collection of the science and mathematics of the Greeks, written by the astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD. It contains detailed observations of the positions and motions of the stars and planets, as well as mathematical models for predicting their movements. It was widely influential in the Islamic world and Europe for centuries.