A history of ancient mathematical astronomy
By: O. Neugebauer.
Series: Studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences ;; 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag; Springer Nature
Published: 1975
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1456
Subjects: Astronomy, Ancient -- History.; Astronomy -- Mathematics -- History.
Description: 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 primitive shadow tables and calendars of star phases, through Babylonian ephemerides and the Almagest, to the odd fragments preserved in late astrologers, the entire panorama of astronomy is set forth.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 1165-1203
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. The Almagest and its direct predecessors. Babylonian astronomy.; title: pt. 2. Egypt. Early Greek astronomy. Astronomy during the Roman Imperial period and late antiquity.; title: pt. 3. Appendices and indices.