Rising Time Schemes in Babylonian Astronomy by John M Steele

Rising Time Schemes in Babylonian Astronomy by John M Steele

This revealing work examines an approach from ancient astronomy to what was then a particularly important question, namely that of understanding the relationship between the position in the ecliptic and the time it takes for a fixed-length of the ecliptic beginning at that point to rise above the eastern horizon.

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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ISBN 13	9783319552200
ISBN 10	3319552201
Title	Rising Time Schemes in Babylonian Astronomy
Author	John M Steele
Series	Springerbriefs In History Of Science And Technology
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Year published	2017-03-27
Number of pages	109
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