Chasing shadows mathematics, astronomy, and the early history of eclipse reckoning
Heavenly hide and seek: an introduction to eclipse reckoning in early times -- The rudiments of alignment: Basic eclipse theory -- An accountancy of appearances: Mesopotamian eclipse reckoning -- Beyond the appearances: Greek eclipse reckoning -- Recipient and remodeler: Indian eclipse reckoning --...
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Sprache: | eng |
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Baltimore, Md. u.a.
Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
2011
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Schriftenreihe: | Johns Hopkins studies in the history of mathematics
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Zusammenfassung: | Heavenly hide and seek: an introduction to eclipse reckoning in early times -- The rudiments of alignment: Basic eclipse theory -- An accountancy of appearances: Mesopotamian eclipse reckoning -- Beyond the appearances: Greek eclipse reckoning -- Recipient and remodeler: Indian eclipse reckoning -- A science of configuration: Arabic eclipse reckoning. |
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Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-391) and index |
Beschreibung: | XII, 408 S. Ill., graph. Darst. 24 cm |
ISBN: | 0801896916 0-8018-9691-6 9780801896910 978-0-8018-9691-0 |