The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy
James (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, USA) Evans
Oxford University Press Inc, 1998
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A study of the Western astronomical tradition from ancient Babylonia to the European Renaissance, with emphasis on the Greek period. The book explores the evidence for the astronomy of the ancient past and how astronomy was practised. Emphasis is placed on the material culture of ancient astronomy.
- ISBN-13
- 9780195095395
- ISBN-10
- 0195095391
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Year
- 1998
- Publication date
- 1998-11-26
- Pages
- 496
- Dimensions
- 283x224x28
- Weight
- 1460