Rising Time Schemes in Babylonian Astronomy

Author:   John M. Steele
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
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Pages:   109
Publication Date:   27 March 2017
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Author:   John M. Steele
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.942kg
ISBN:  

9783319552200


ISBN 10:   3319552201
Pages:   109
Publication Date:   27 March 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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John Steele is Professor of the History of the Exact Sciences in Antiquity and Chair of the Department of Egyptology and Assyriology at Brown University. He is a historian of astronomy and related disciplines with a particular focus on Babylonian astronomy. He is particularly interested in the interconnections between different aspects of Babylonian astronomy (eg observational, predictive, descriptive, and theoretical) and between Babylonian astronomy and other parts of Babylonian scholarship (e.g. astrology, divination, and mathematics). Steele is the author or editor of eleven books including Observations and Predictions of Eclipse Times by Early Astronomers (Kluwer 2000), A Brief Introduction to Astronomy in the Middle East (Saqi Books 2008), and The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge in the Ancient World (Brill 2016), and edits the book series Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World (Routledge).

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