Hellenistic astronomy

Hellenistic astronomy: the science in its contexts

by Bowen, Alan C. Rochberg, Francesca

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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, 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

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xxxii, 751 pages) : : illustrations (some color)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789004400566, 9004400567
  • oclc:on1141735356
  • LC Classification:QB21
  • Dewey Decimal:520.938

Subjects

Astronomie ancienne -- Grèce Astronomie grecque Astronomy, Ancient Astronomy, Ancient -- Greece Astronomy, Greek Greece Hellenism Hellenisme

Writers

Bowen, Alan C. Rochberg, Francesca

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