Science Awakening IISpringer Science & Business Media, 2013 M11 11 - 347 pages Whoever 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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Page vii
... planets . The planets . Historical and astronomical reckoning of years CHAPTER 1. Astronomy in ancient Egypt HISTORICAL PERIODS · THE RISING OF SIRIUS AND THE EGYPTIAN CALENDAR Sirius as herald of the new year . The Egyptian year ...
... planets . The planets . Historical and astronomical reckoning of years CHAPTER 1. Astronomy in ancient Egypt HISTORICAL PERIODS · THE RISING OF SIRIUS AND THE EGYPTIAN CALENDAR Sirius as herald of the new year . The Egyptian year ...
Page ix
... planetary observations . The text Strassmaier Kambyses 400 The text CBS 11 901 . CALCULATION OF PERIODS . The ' Saros ' .. Intercalation periods . The relation year : month . Planetary periods . Goal - year texts Long periods . The ...
... planetary observations . The text Strassmaier Kambyses 400 The text CBS 11 901 . CALCULATION OF PERIODS . The ' Saros ' .. Intercalation periods . The relation year : month . Planetary periods . Goal - year texts Long periods . The ...
Page xi
... planets 186 Babylonian names of planets 187 Persian names of planets . 188 The sun · The moon Mars Jupiter Venus . 189 189 189 191 192 Mercury and Sirius Saturn . 193 194 Two systems of gods THE INSCRIPTIONS OF THE ACHAEMENIDS Decrees ...
... planets 186 Babylonian names of planets 187 Persian names of planets . 188 The sun · The moon Mars Jupiter Venus . 189 189 189 191 192 Mercury and Sirius Saturn . 193 194 Two systems of gods THE INSCRIPTIONS OF THE ACHAEMENIDS Decrees ...
Page xiii
... planets • • · · · • D. On the origin of the Vâsishtha - Siddhânta Great periods • • 284-324 284 284 285 285 287 287 288 290 291 292 294 294 295 297 299 299 300 • 301 301 301 302 • 305 306 EGYPTIAN PLANETARY TABLES The tables · SUMMARY ...
... planets • • · · · • D. On the origin of the Vâsishtha - Siddhânta Great periods • • 284-324 284 284 285 285 287 287 288 290 291 292 294 294 295 297 299 299 300 • 301 301 301 302 • 305 306 EGYPTIAN PLANETARY TABLES The tables · SUMMARY ...
Page xv
... planets with gods in ancient Persia , and on the attitude of CYRUS and DARIUS towards Astrology and Zervanism are completely new . The publisher generously fulfilled all my wishes concerning printing and illustrations . Many thanks to ...
... planets with gods in ancient Persia , and on the attitude of CYRUS and DARIUS towards Astrology and Zervanism are completely new . The publisher generously fulfilled all my wishes concerning printing and illustrations . Many thanks to ...
Contents
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THE LATE EGYPTIAN PERIOD | 32 |
OldBabylonian astronomy | 46 |
The Year of the golden throne | 52 |
Astral religion and astrology | 59 |
SUMMARY | 91 |
CALCULATION OF PERIODS | 102 |
PREDICTION OF ECLIPSES | 115 |
A high point of Babylonian astronomy | 248 |
845 | 255 |
An arithmetical series of the third order | 261 |
The spread of Babylonian astronomy | 284 |
The rising and setting of the moon | 291 |
SANSKRIT TEXTS | 299 |
On the origin of the VâsishthaSiddhânta | 305 |
EGYPTIAN PLANETARY TABLES | 308 |
THE ZODIAC | 122 |
Cosmic religion astrology and astronomy | 127 |
The Gathas of the Avesta | 133 |
IMMORTALITY AND TRANSMIGRATION OF SOULS | 142 |
THE CULT OF MITHRAS AND SOLAR THEOLOGY | 150 |
ZERVANISM AND ASTRAL FATALISM | 161 |
Inscriptions of Xerxes | 201 |
Calculation of Columns K L and M | 225 |
The Crescent Table ACT 122 | 235 |
Columns K L and M | 241 |
ABBREVIATIONS 327 | 326 |
205249 | 331 |
6092 | 332 |
The dating of primitive zodiacal astrology | 333 |
104 | 335 |
Hilprechts text HS 229 | 339 |
115 | 341 |
The three paths in the | 346 |
PLATES | 347 |
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30 days according Ahura Mazda Anâhitâ Assyrian astrology astronomical Avesta Babylon Babylonian Babylonian astronomy BEROSSOS bēru calculated called century B.C. Chaldaeans Chapter Chronos column constellations contains CUMONT cuneiform cuneiform texts daily motion DARIUS decans decreasing degrees difference divine doctrine duration of daylight Egyptian Enlil equinox fixed stars fragment Full Moon Gathas GEMINOS gods Greek heaven Hence HERODOTOS horoscope astrology horoscopes inscription Jupiter kings KUGLER linear zigzag function longitude Magi Marduk Mars maximum means Mercury middle Persian Mithras months mulAPIN names NEUGEBAUER night nodal zone node observations Orphic phenomena planetary planets Plate PLATON position predictions procedure text Pythagoreans reign religion retrograde retrograde motion SACHS Saros Saturn Seleucid Seleucid era sidereal Sirius solstice soul šú synodic months synodic periods theory Tishtrya tithis twins Uruk velocity Venus visible XERXES Yasht Yasna ZARATHUSTRA Zervanism Zeus zodiacal signs Zoroastrian