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Observations and Predictions of Eclipse Times by Early Astronomers
J.M. Steele
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Paperback. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HB; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 522.
Eclipses have long been seen as important celestial phenomena, whether as omens affecting the future of kingdoms, or as useful astronomical events to help in deriving essential parameters for theories of the motion of the moon and sun. This is the first book to collect together all presently known records of timed eclipse observations and predictions from antiquity to the time of the invention of the telescope. In addition to cataloguing and assessing the accuracy of the various records, which come from regions as diverse as Ancient Mesopotamia, China, and Europe, the ... Read more
Eclipses have long been seen as important celestial phenomena, whether as omens affecting the future of kingdoms, or as useful astronomical events to help in deriving essential parameters for theories of the motion of the moon and sun. This is the first book to collect together all presently known records of timed eclipse observations and predictions from antiquity to the time of the invention of the telescope. In addition to cataloguing and assessing the accuracy of the various records, which come from regions as diverse as Ancient Mesopotamia, China, and Europe, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Series
Archimedes
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048154548
SKU
V9789048154548
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Reviews for Observations and Predictions of Eclipse Times by Early Astronomers
`The book is lucidly written and well organized, and contains just the right amount of background in general and astronomical history to orient non-specialist readers.' Annals of Science, 58(2001)