Overview
- Argues for a new understanding of the role of schematic astronomy within Babylonian scientific thought
- Presents new translations of Babylonian astronomical cuneiform texts
- Publishes several newly identified texts with examination of their significance to the history of science
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology (BRIEFSHIST)
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About this book
Making an important contribution to our knowledge of astronomy in the ancient world, this volume includes editions and translations of all of the known Babylonian rising time texts, including several texts that are identified for the first time. Through a close examination of the preserved texts it has been possible to reconstruct the complete Babylonian rising time scheme. This reconstruction is unprecedented in its completeness, and it is also now possible to situate the scheme within a genre of Babylonian astronomy known as schematic astronomy which presents theoretical descriptions of the astronomical phenomena.
The unique discoveries and fresh explorations in this book will be of interest to historians of ancient astronomy, scholars of Babylonian history and those investigating the origins of scientific thought.
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Book Title: Rising Time Schemes in Babylonian Astronomy
Authors: John M. Steele
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55221-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55220-0Published: 27 March 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55221-7Published: 20 March 2017
Series ISSN: 2211-4564
Series E-ISSN: 2211-4572
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 109
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Science, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, History of Mathematical Sciences, Ancient History, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics