Neugebauer A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-3-642-61910-6
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 1, 1456 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

From the reviews:"This monumental work will henceforth be the standard interpretation of ancient mathematical astronomy. It is easy to point out its many virtues: comprehensiveness and common sense are two of the most important. Neugebauer has studied profoundly every relevant text in Akkadian, Egyptian, Greek, and Latin, no matter how fragmentary; [...] With the combination of mathematical rigor and a sober sense of the true nature of the evidence, he has penetrated the astronomical and the historical significance of his material. [...] His work has been and will remain the most admired model for those working with mathematical and astronomical texts. D. Pingree in Bibliotheca Orientalis , 1977 "... a work that is a landmark, not only for the history of science, but for the history of scholarship. HAMA [History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy] places the history of ancient Astronomy on a entirely new foundation. We shall not soon see its equal. N.M. Swerdlow in Historia Mathematica , 1979

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Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Neugebauer, O.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One. Book I. The Almagest and its Direct Predecessors: Spherical Astronomy.- Lunar Theory.- Planetary Theory.- Apollonius.- Hipparchus. Book II. Babylonian Astronomy: Planetary Theory.- Lunar Theory.- The 'Saros' and Column.- Early Babylonian Astronomy. Part Two. Book III. Egypt. Book IV. Early Greek Astronomy: The Beginning of Greek Astronomy.- Early Lunar and Solar Theory.- Early Planetary Theory.- The Development of Spherical Astronomy. Book IV. Astronomy during the Roman Imperial Period and Late Antiquity: Planetary and Lunar Theory before Ptolemy.- Ptolemy's Minor Works and Related Topics.- The Time from Ptolemy to the Seventh Century.- Part Three. Book V. Appendices and Indices. Figures and Plates: Chronological Concepts.- Astronomical Concepts.- Mathematical Concepts.- Indices.- Figures and Plates.