Author

Publication

2013 - Springer London, Limited

Language

English

Word Count

138,750 words, Guess

Page Count

555 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139783642619120
  • ISBN-103642619126
  • Better World Books9783642619120
  • Open LibraryOL48634847M

Classifications

  • LCCQB1-991QB460-466QB9

Description

From the reviews: "This monumental work will henceforth be the standard interpretation of ancient mathematical astronomy. It is easy to point out its many virtues: comprehensiveness and common sense are two of the most important. Neugebauer has studied profoundly every relevant text in Akkadian, Egyptian, Greek, and Latin, no matter how fragmentary; [...] With the combination of mathematical rigor and a sober sense of the true nature of the evidence, he has penetrated the astronomical and the historical significance of his material. [...] His work has been and will remain the most admired model for those working with mathematical and astronomical texts. D. Pingree in Bibliotheca Orientalis, 1977 "... a work that is a landmark, not only for the history of science, but for the history of scholarship. HAMA [History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy] places the history of ancient Astronomy on a entirely new foundation. We shall not soon see its equal. N.M. Swerdlow in Historia Mathematica, 1979

Subjects

Other Editions

  • History of Ancient Mathematical AstronomySpringer London, Limited2013

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