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The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy

By: James Evans
480 pages, 35 b/w illus, 227 figs
The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy
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  • The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy ISBN: 9780195095395 Hardback Nov 1998 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 6 days
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About this book

The subject of this book is the Western astronomical tradition from ancient Babylonia to the European Renaissance, with special emphasis on the Greek period. Throughout the book two questions constantly recur: what evidence permits us to reconstruct the astronomy of the ancient past? How was astronony actually practised? The book is meticulously documented and makes full use of primary sources as well as modern historical scholarship. It is richly illustrated and is unusual for its attention to the material culture of ancient astronomy. The most striking aspect of the book is its attention to astronomical practice.

Contents

Preface; 1. The Birth of Astronomy; 2. The Celestial Spheres; 3. Some Applications of Spherics; 5. Solar Theory and Time Reckoning; 6. The Fixed Stars; 7. Planetary Theory; Bibliography; Appendix: Patterns for Models

Customer Reviews

By: James Evans
480 pages, 35 b/w illus, 227 figs
Media reviews
I highly recommend this book to anyone who would like to know more about the fascinating struggle to bring sense to the celestial sphere and the complicated motions of the planets...If you would like to know more about the technical side of ancient astronomy, this book is for you, and a personal copy would be well worth having. Certainly every university library should have a copy on its shelves. Mike Dworetsky, Physics World, July 1999
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