Hellenistic astronomy

Hellenistic astronomy: the science in its contexts

by Bowen, Alan C.

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In Hellenistic Astronomy : The Science in its Contexts, new essays by renowned scholars address questions about what the ancient science of the heavens was in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean worlds, and the numerous contexts in which it was pursued. Together, these essays will enable readers not only to understand the technical accomplishments of this ancient science but also to appreciate their historical significance by locating the questions, challenges, and issues inspiring them in …

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  • Full title :Hellenistic astronomy : the science in its contexts / edited by Alan C. Bowen and Francesca Rochberg.

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In Hellenistic Astronomy : The Science in its Contexts, new essays by renowned scholars address questions about what the ancient science of the heavens was in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean worlds, and the numerous contexts in which it was pursued. Together, these essays will enable readers not only to understand the technical accomplishments of this ancient science but also to appreciate their historical significance by locating the questions, challenges, and issues inspiring them in their political, medical, philosophical, literary, and religious contexts.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2020.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Place of Publication:Leiden
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2020.

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Notice rédigée d'après la consultation du 2020-05-04.

Titre provenant de la page de titre du document électronique.

Version électronique de l'édition de Leiden : Brill, 2020.

La pagination de l'édition imprimée correspondante est de : XXXII-751 pages.

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  • Description:1 online resource.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789004400566 (PDF), 9004400567 (PDF)
  • oclc:on1328140819

Subjects

Astronomie -- Rome Astronomie antique Astronomie grecque Astronomy, Ancient Astronomy, Ancient -- Greece Astronomy, Greek Greece Hellenism

Writers

Bowen, Alan C. Rochberg, Francesca

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