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The Babylonian Theory of the Planets /
In the second millennium b.c., Babylonian scribes assembled a vast collection of astrological omens, believed to be signs from the gods concerning the kingdom's political, military, and agricultural fortunes. The importance of these omens was such that from the eighth or seventh until the first...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
[2014]
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| Edición: | Course Book |
| Colección: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
399 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction. Planetary Omens, Observations, and Calculations
- Part 1. Periodicity and Variability of Synodic Phenomena
- Part 2. Derivation of the Parameters for Synodic Arc and Time from the Dates of Phenomena
- Part 3. Alignment to the Zodiac, Initial Position, Elongation, Subdivision of the Synodic Arc and Time
- Summary and Conclusion
- Appendix. Alternative Methods of Deriving Parameters
- Tables
- Figures
- Notation and Abbreviations
- References
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects