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Evans, James, The history and practice of ancient astronomy, Nova York - Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1998, xiii + 480 pp.
- Resum
- Taula de continguts:
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
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.
- Matèries
- Astronomia i astrologia
- Notes
- Edició de la tesi doctoral homònima de la University of Washington, 1983. Editada: Ann Arbor, University Microfilms International, 1984.
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