Observations and Predictions of Eclipse Times by Early Astronomers (Archimedes)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: July 31, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780792362982
Subjects: Cosmology & the universe; History of science; BCE to c 500 CE; c 1000 CE to c 1500; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; Practical And Spherical Astronomy; History Of Astronomy; Science; Science/Mathematics; Social Science / Reference; Astrophysics & Space Science; Astronomy - General; History; Astronomy, Ancient; Eclipses
First sentence: One of the most awe-inspiring of celestial events seen by early man must surely have been the occurrence of an eclipse of the sun or moon.