[PDF] Episodes From The Early History Of Astronomy eBook

Author : Asger Aaboe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 40,37 MB
Release : 2011-06-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 1461301092

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Phenomena in the heavens are of great importance to many, and much of the lore of astronomy and astrology dates back to the earliest days of civilisation. The astronomy of the ancients is thus of interest not only as history but also as the basis for much of what is known or believed about the heavens today. This book discusses important topics in Babylonian and Greek astronomy.

Author : Asger Aaboe
Publisher : MAA
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 19,75 MB
Release : 1963
Category : History
ISBN : 9780883856130

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Among other things, Aaboe shows us how the Babylonians did calculations, how Euclid proved that there are infinitely many primes, how Ptolemy constructed a trigonometric table in his Almagest, and how Archimedes trisected the angle.

Author : Anton Pannekoek
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 49,49 MB
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0486659941

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Well-balanced, carefully reasoned study covers such topics as Ptolemaic theory, work of Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, Eddington's work on stars, much more. Illustrated. References.

Author : Enrique Garcia Santo-Tomas
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 17,40 MB
Release : 2019-03-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1487519354

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Science on Stage in Early Modern Spain features essays by leading scholars in the fields of literary studies and the history of science, exploring the relationship between technical innovations and theatrical events that incorporated scientific content into dramatic productions. Focusing on Spanish dramas between 1500 and 1700, through the birth and development of its playhouses and coliseums and the phenomenal success of its major writers, this collection addresses a unique phenomenon through the most popular, versatile, and generous medium of the time. The contributors tackle subjects and disciplines as diverse as alchemy, optics, astronomy, acoustics, geometry, mechanics, and mathematics to reveal how theatre could be used to deploy scientific knowledge. While Science on Stage contributes to cultural and performance studies it also engages with issues of censorship, the effect of the Spanish Inquisition on the circulation of ideas, and the influence of the Eastern traditions in Spain.

Author : Olaf Pedersen
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 24,87 MB
Release : 1993-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521408998

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The book describes how the scientific account of the world arose among the Greeks and developed in the Middle Ages.

Author : Andrea Orlando
Publisher : Springer
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 24,61 MB
Release : 2017-05-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 331954487X

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This book addresses a variety of topics within the growing discipline of Archaeoastronomy, focusing especially on Archaeoastronomy in Sicily and the Mediterranean and Cultural Astronomy. A further priority is discussion of the astronomical and statistical methods used today to ascertain the degree of reliability of the chronological and cultural definition of sites and artifacts of archaeoastronomical interest. The contributions were all delivered at the XVth Congress of the Italian Society of Archaeoastronomy (SIA), held under the rubric "The Light, the Stones and the Sacred" – a theme inspired by the International Year of Light 2015, organized by UNESCO. The full meaning of many ancient monuments can only be understood by examining their relation to light, given the effects that light radiation produces in “interacting” with lithic structures. Moreover, in addition to manifestations of the sacred through the medium of light (hierophanies), there are many ties between temples, tombs, megalithic structures, and the architecture of almost all ages and cultures and our star, the Sun. Readers will find the book to be a source of fascinating insights based on synergies between the disciplines of archaeology and astronomy.

Author : Francesca Rochberg
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 41,46 MB
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9004189610

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In the Path of the Moon offers a collection of essays concerning Babylonian celestial divination. It investigates various aspects of cuneiform celestial omens, horoscopes, and astronomy and their wide-ranging influences on later Hellenistic science and philosophy.

Author : R. V. G. Menon
Publisher : Pearson Education India
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 36,39 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Technological innovations
ISBN : 9788131756416

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Technology and Society traces the history of developments in science and technology from the Stone Age to modern times. It analyses how cultural attitudes and values have influenced their development and use, as well as the ways that technology in turn has influenced our lives, morals and culture, for better and for worse. The book also looks at recent developments in information and space technology, and closely examines the many facets of our prospects for survival in a safe and sustained world. Students of science and the humanities, as well as general readers interested in the subjects will find this lucid, engaging text an invaluable introduction to this vast, exciting and essential topic.