A history of ancient mathematical astronomy
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Word Count
364,000 words, Guess
Page Count
1,456 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL5188849M
- ISBN-10038706995X
- OCLC Control Number1273428
- OCLC Control Numberhistoryofancient0000neug
- Library of Congress Control Number75008778
and 2 more
- LibraryThing430382
- Goodreads5108460
Classifications
- DDC520/.93
- LCCQB16 .N46
Description
At once the most comprehensive and detailed history of ancient astronomy undertaken. From Meton of Athens in the fifth century B.C. and the unnamed scribes of Babylon, through Hipparchus and Ptolemy, to the shadowy figures of Olympiodorus and Stephanus in the early period of the Byzantine Empire, from primitive shadow tables and calendars of star phases, through Babylonian ephemerides and the Almagest, to the odd fragments preserved in late astrologers, the entire panorama of astronomy is set forth.
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Series Statement
- Studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences ;
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- A history of ancient mathematical astronomy
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