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Hellenistic Astronomy : The Science in Its Contexts
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- A. Technical Requirements -- B. Observations, Instruments, and Issues -- C. Contexts -- Astronomy and Astrology -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Figures, Plates, and Tables -- Figures -- Plates -- Tables -- Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Ch...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston
: BRILL
, 2020
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| Series: | Brill's Companions to Classical Studies
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| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/proquest-ebook-central-altertum/ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bsbfidaltertumswissenschaften/detail.action?docID=6143714 |
| E-Book Packages: | ProQuest Ebook Central : Classical Studies Collection |
| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- A. Technical Requirements -- B. Observations, Instruments, and Issues -- C. Contexts -- Astronomy and Astrology -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Figures, Plates, and Tables -- Figures -- Plates -- Tables -- Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 0. Prolegomena to the Study of Hellenistic Astronomy (Bowen and Rochberg) -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Why "Hellenistic"? -- 3. Hellenistic Astronomy as a Subject -- 4. The Geo-cultural Reach of Hellenistic Astronomy -- 5. The Challenge of Contextualization -- 6. Conclusion -- Part A. Technical Requirements -- Chapter 1. The Celestial Sphere (Montelle) -- Chapter 2. Methods of Reckoning Time (Hannah) -- Quantitative Tools -- Theory of the Sun, Moon, and Planets -- Part B. Observations, Instruments, and Issues -- Observational Foundations -- Astronomical Instruments -- Thematic Questions -- Part C. Contexts -- Chapter 8. The Professional Ἀϲτρολόγοϲ (Hübner) -- Hellenistic Astronomy in Public Service -- Hellenistic Astronomy in Literature -- Hellenistic Astronomy in the Training and Work of Priests -- Astral Divination and Natal Astrology -- Theological Contexts -- Hellenistic Astronomy in the Philosophical Schools -- Historical Glossary of Important Terms in Hellenistic Astronomy -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Index of Passages -- Akkadian -- Aramaic -- Coptic -- Egyptian -- Ethiopian (Geʿez): see also 4Q208-211 in the Qumran passages below -- Greek -- Hebrew -- Latin -- Mandaean -- Qumran -- Syriac -- Index of Names -- Premodern -- Modern -- Index of Subjects -- Akkadian -- Coptic -- Demotic -- Egyptian -- Greek -- Mandaean -- General. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (783 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789004400566 |
