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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II, Pl. V 1 and VIa 2; see also R. A. PARKER: Calendars of Ancient Egypt, p. 34, §
172. To determine their precise ... In ancient Egypt this occurred on or around the
20th of July (Julian Calendar). Thus we learn from our text, if the reading given ...
II, Pl. V 1 and VIa 2; see also R. A. PARKER: Calendars of Ancient Egypt, p. 34, §
172. To determine their precise ... In ancient Egypt this occurred on or around the
20th of July (Julian Calendar). Thus we learn from our text, if the reading given ...
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On the other hand, R.A. PARKER in his most instructive book “The calendars of
ancient Egypt' (Univ. of Chicago Press, ... The Sothis period The Egyptian
calendar with its months and years of strictly constant length was very convenient
for the ...
On the other hand, R.A. PARKER in his most instructive book “The calendars of
ancient Egypt' (Univ. of Chicago Press, ... The Sothis period The Egyptian
calendar with its months and years of strictly constant length was very convenient
for the ...
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This is the Alexandrian calendar. The astronomer PTOLEMY, who otherwise
always employed the more convenient Egyptian calendar for his astronomical
calculations, used the Alexandrian calender in his book Phaseis in order to fix the
...
This is the Alexandrian calendar. The astronomer PTOLEMY, who otherwise
always employed the more convenient Egyptian calendar for his astronomical
calculations, used the Alexandrian calender in his book Phaseis in order to fix the
...
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made into a precise astronomical calendar, but for this sytematic observations
are required. METON and EUKTEMON, DEMOKRITOS and EUDOXOS made
such observations in the decades around -400 and produced astronomical
calendars ...
made into a precise astronomical calendar, but for this sytematic observations
are required. METON and EUKTEMON, DEMOKRITOS and EUDOXOS made
such observations in the decades around -400 and produced astronomical
calendars ...
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It is these latter that are of interest to us here, and we shall first consider the so-
called diagonal calendars. ... A complete diagonal calendar should contain 36
transverse columns: 18 to the right of the central picture opposite the mummy's
head, ...
It is these latter that are of interest to us here, and we shall first consider the so-
called diagonal calendars. ... A complete diagonal calendar should contain 36
transverse columns: 18 to the right of the central picture opposite the mummy's
head, ...
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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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