Science Awakening IIWhoever wants to understand the genesis of modern Science has to follow three lines of development, all starting in antiquity, which were brought together in the work of ISAAC NEWTON, namely 1. Ancient Mathematics => DESCARTES 2. Ancient Astronomy => COPERNICUS : ~~~~ I=> NEWTON 3. Ancient Mechanics => GALILEO => HUYGENS In Science Awakening I (Dutch edition 1950, first Eng1ish edition 1954, second 1961, first German edition 1956, second 1965) I have followed the first 1ine, giving an outline of the development of Mathematics in Egypt, Babylonia, and Greece. Volume II, dealing with Egyptian and Baby1onian Astronomy first appeared in German under the title 'Die Anfänge der Astronomie' (Noordhoff, Groningen 1965 and Birkhäu ser, Basel 1968). The volume was written in collaboration with PETER HUBER (Swiss Federal School of Technology, Zürich). HUBER has written considerable parts of Chap ters 3 and 4, in particular all transcriptions of cuneiform texts in these chapters. I also had much help from ERNST WEIDNER (Graz), MARTIN VERMASEREN (Amsterdam), JOSEF JANSEN (Leiden) and MANU LEUMANN (Zürich). |
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210 Calculation of Column p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Calculation of Column B . . ... 224 Calculation of Columns K, L and M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Column p and the Saros .
210 Calculation of Column p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Calculation of Column B . . ... 224 Calculation of Columns K, L and M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Column p and the Saros .
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253 The sidereal period of Jupiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 The calculation of the time intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 From cardinal point to cardinal point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 System A . .
253 The sidereal period of Jupiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 The calculation of the time intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 From cardinal point to cardinal point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 System A . .
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309 How were the tables calculated? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 The motion of Venus in text S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Comparison with Varāha Mihara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 The motion of Mars in text ...
309 How were the tables calculated? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 The motion of Venus in text S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Comparison with Varāha Mihara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 The motion of Mars in text ...
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It was not purely scientific curiosity that prompted the calculation, copying, correction and recopying of these tables, but principally the fact that they were indispensable for astrology. The princes who contributed great sums for the ...
It was not purely scientific curiosity that prompted the calculation, copying, correction and recopying of these tables, but principally the fact that they were indispensable for astrology. The princes who contributed great sums for the ...
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... or astronomical wisdom concealed in the measures of the pyramids, but the only fact ever adduced as proof is that certain numbers calculated from these measures correspond to certain other numbers derived from modern science.
... or astronomical wisdom concealed in the measures of the pyramids, but the only fact ever adduced as proof is that certain numbers calculated from these measures correspond to certain other numbers derived from modern science.
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 8 | |
OldBabylonian astronomy 4659 | 46 |
The Assyrian period 6092 | 60 |
SUMMARY | 91 |
CALCULATION OF PERIODS | 102 |
PREDICTION OF ECLIPSES | 116 |
THE ZODIAC | 122 |
IMMORTALITY AND TRANSMIGRATION OF SOULS | 142 |
THE CULT OF MITHRAS AND SOLAR THEOLOGY | 150 |
ZERVANISM AND ASTRAL FATALISM | 161 |
STAGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COSMIC RELIGION AND ASTROLOGY | 172 |
Theory of the moon 205249 | 205 |
Babylonian planetary theory 250283 | 250 |
The spread of Babylonian astronomy 284324 | 284 |
EGYPTIAN PLANETARY TABLES | 308 |
Cosmic religion astrology and astronomy 127204 | 127 |
THE RELIGION OF ZARATHUSTRA | 133 |
ABBREVIATIONS 327 | 326 |
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according Ahura Mazda Amurru APIN Assyrian astrolabe astrology astronomical Avesta Babylon Babylonian astronomy BEROSSOS béru calculated calendar called century B.C. Chaldaeans Chapter column constellations contains cuneiform cuneiform texts daily motion DARIUS decans degrees divine doctrine Egypt Egyptian Enlil equinoxes EUDOXOs fixed stars fragment Full Moon GEMINOS gods Greek heaven Hence HERODOTOs horoscope astrology horoscopes inscription Jupiter kings KUGLER later linear zigzag function longitude lunar eclipses Magi Marduk Mars means Mercury methods middle middle Persian Mithras months morning rising names NEUGEBAUER night node observations Orphic path Persian phenomena Pisces planetary planets Plate PLATON position predictions procedure text Pythagoreans reign religion retrograde retrograde motion rising of Sirius SACHS Saros Saturn Seleucid sidereal solar eclipse solstice soul Stationary Point Sternkunde synodic months synodic periods theory Tishtrya tithis TRAIANUS Uruk VARAHA MIHIRA velocity Venus visible ZARATHUSTRA Zervanism Zeus zodiacal signs Zoroastrian
Bibliographic information
| Title | Science Awakening II |
| Author | H. van der Waerden |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media, 2013 |
| ISBN | 9401729522, 9789401729529 |
| Length | 347 pages |
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