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9783540069959

A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy (Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences) 3 volume set (v. 1)

A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy (Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences) 3 volume set (v. 1)
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  • Comments: 3 volume set. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good bindings and covers. Shelf wear. Edges scuffed. Small tear to edge of Part 3. Clean, unmarked pages. xxi, 1456 pages, illustrations ; 25 cm. <br> "At once the most comprehensive and detailed history of ancient astronomy undertaken. From Meton of Athens in the fifth century B.C. and the unnamed scribes of Babylon, through Hipparchus and Ptolemy, to the shadowy figures of Olympiodorus and Stephanus in the early period of the Byzantine Empire, from prim

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  • ISBN-13: 9783540069959
  • ISBN: 354006995X
  • Edition: 1st ed. 1975. 2nd Printing
  • Publication Date: 1975
  • Publisher: Springer

AUTHOR

O. Neugebauer

SUMMARY

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, 1979O. Neugebauer is the author of 'A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy (Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences) 3 volume set (v. 1)', published 1975 under ISBN 9783540069959 and ISBN 354006995X.

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