The history and practice of ancient astronomy
The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy combines new scholarship with hands-on science to bring readers into direct contact with the work of ancient astronomers. While tracing ideas from ancient Babylon to sixteenth-century Europe, the book places its greatest emphasis on the Greek period, when astronomers developed the geometric and philosophical ideas that have determined the subsequent character of Western astronomy. The author approaches this history through the concrete details of ancient astronomical practice. Carefully organized and generously illustrated, the book can teach reade
1 online resource (xiii, 480 pages) : illustrations
9780199874453, 019987445X
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Birth of astronomy
Celestial sphere
Some applications of spherics
Calendars and time reckoning
Solar theory
Fixed stars
Planetary theory
Frequently used tables
Appendix : patterns for models