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A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy

By Otto Neugebauer

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
1975
ISBN
354006995X, 9783540069959
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
137 MB (144152713 bytes)
Series
Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 1
Edition
1
Pages
1456\1468
Time added
2016-04-16 12:01:51

Description

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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