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Part of the book series: Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (HISTORY, volume 1)
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"This monumental work will henceforth be the standard interpretation of ancient mathematical astronomy. It is easy to point out its many virtues: comprehensiveness and common sense are two of the most important. Neugebauer has studied profoundly every relevant text in Akkadian, Egyptian, Greek, and Latin, no matter how fragmentary; [...] With the combination of mathematical rigor and a sober sense of the true nature of the evidence, he has penetrated the astronomical and the historical significance of his material. [...] His work has been and will remain the most admired model for those working with mathematical and astronomical texts.
D. Pingree in Bibliotheca Orientalis, 1977
"... a work that is a landmark, not only for the history of science, but for the history of scholarship. HAMA [History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy] places the history of ancient Astronomy on a entirely new foundation. We shall not soon see its equal.
N.M. Swerdlow in Historia Mathematica, 1979
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part One
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Front Matter
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The Almagest and its Direct Predecessors
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Front Matter
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Book II: Babylonian Astronomy
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Front Matter
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Part Three
Authors and Affiliations
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Book Title: A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy
Authors: Otto Neugebauer
Series Title: Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61910-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1975
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-61910-6Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0172-570X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: LXIII, 1456
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, History of Mathematical Sciences, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques