Book ID: CBB000773720

Astronomy, Weather, and Calendars in the Ancient World: Parapegmata and Related Texts in Classical and Near Eastern Societies (2007)

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Lehoux, Daryn (Author)


Cambridge University Press


Publication Date: 2007
Physical Details: xiv + 566 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

Description On how astronomy, meteorology, physics, and calendrics were related to each other in the ancient world, comparing instruments and texts used in practical aspects of daily life.


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Review Sidoli, Nathan (2010) Review of "Astronomy, Weather, and Calendars in the Ancient World: Parapegmata and Related Texts in Classical and Near Eastern Societies". Journal for the History of Astronomy (p. 124). unapi

Review Montelle, Clemency (2009) Review of "Astronomy, Weather, and Calendars in the Ancient World: Parapegmata and Related Texts in Classical and Near Eastern Societies". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 896). unapi

Review Robson, Eleanor (2010) Review of "Astronomy, Weather, and Calendars in the Ancient World: Parapegmata and Related Texts in Classical and Near Eastern Societies". British Journal for the History of Science (p. 288). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Steele, John M.
Evans, James
Wee, John Zhu-En
Taub, Liba Chaia
Stern, Sacha
Seidel, Jonathan Lee
Concepts
Astronomy
Calendars
Astrology
Astronomical chronology
Medicine
Moon
Time Periods
Ancient
Jin Dynasty (China, 265-420)
Han dynasty (China, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.)
Places
Greece
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Rome (Italy)
Middle and Near East
China
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