A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy [electronic resource] /

From the reviews: "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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Main Authors: Neugebauer, Otto. author., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1975
Subjects:Physics., Mathematics., History., Astronomy., Astrophysics., Cosmology., Observations, Astronomical., Astronomy, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology., History of Mathematical Sciences., Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61910-6
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