Science Awakening IISpringer Science & Business Media, 1973 M12 31 - 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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... Egypt HISTORICAL PERIODS THE RISING OF SIRIUS AND THE EGYPTIAN CALENDAR Sirius as herald of the new year . Was there a scientific astronomy in the Egyptian Old Kingdom ? The Egyptian year . . . The Sothis period . . . The phases of ...
... Egypt HISTORICAL PERIODS THE RISING OF SIRIUS AND THE EGYPTIAN CALENDAR Sirius as herald of the new year . Was there a scientific astronomy in the Egyptian Old Kingdom ? The Egyptian year . . . The Sothis period . . . The phases of ...
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H. van der Waerden. Astronomy . Calculation of periods . Eudoxos ' Egyptian journey . Geometry . The significance of geometry for astronomy . New trends in religion . . . CHAPTER 2. Old - Babylonian astronomy HAMMURABI AND HIS DYNASTY ...
H. van der Waerden. Astronomy . Calculation of periods . Eudoxos ' Egyptian journey . Geometry . The significance of geometry for astronomy . New trends in religion . . . CHAPTER 2. Old - Babylonian astronomy HAMMURABI AND HIS DYNASTY ...
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... 284 285 285 287 287 288 290 291 292 294 294 295 297 299 299 300 301 301 301 302 D. On the origin of the Vâsishtha - Siddhânta 305 Great periods 306 EGYPTIAN PLANETARY TABLES The tables .. . The division of TABLE OF CONTENTS XIII.
... 284 285 285 287 287 288 290 291 292 294 294 295 297 299 299 300 301 301 301 302 D. On the origin of the Vâsishtha - Siddhânta 305 Great periods 306 EGYPTIAN PLANETARY TABLES The tables .. . The division of TABLE OF CONTENTS XIII.
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... Egyptian Mercury Table SUMMARY . . ABBREVIATIONS CUNEIFORM TEXTS NAMES AND SUBJECTS PLATES 308 308 309 309 311 314 316 • 323 324 324 327 328 331 347 PREFACE Whoever wants to understand the genesis of modern Science XIV TABLE OF CONTENTS.
... Egyptian Mercury Table SUMMARY . . ABBREVIATIONS CUNEIFORM TEXTS NAMES AND SUBJECTS PLATES 308 308 309 309 311 314 316 • 323 324 324 327 328 331 347 PREFACE Whoever wants to understand the genesis of modern Science XIV TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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... Egypt , Babylonia , and Greece . Volume II , dealing with Egyptian and Babylonian Astronomy first appeared in German under the title ' Die Anfänge der Astronomie ' ( Noordhoff , Groningen 1965 and Birkhäu- ser , Basel 1968 ) . The ...
... Egypt , Babylonia , and Greece . Volume II , dealing with Egyptian and Babylonian Astronomy first appeared in German under the title ' Die Anfänge der Astronomie ' ( Noordhoff , Groningen 1965 and Birkhäu- ser , Basel 1968 ) . The ...
Contents
XI | 8 |
XII | 9 |
XIII | 10 |
XV | 11 |
XVI | 13 |
XVIII | 14 |
XIX | 17 |
XX | 19 |
CXXXII | 181 |
CXXXIII | 182 |
CXXXIV | 183 |
CXXXV | 184 |
CXXXVI | 185 |
CXXXVII | 186 |
CXXXIX | 187 |
CXL | 188 |
XXI | 26 |
XXIII | 28 |
XXV | 29 |
XXVI | 32 |
XXVIII | 37 |
XXX | 39 |
XXXI | 41 |
XXXII | 42 |
XXXIII | 43 |
XXXIV | 46 |
XXXV | 48 |
XXXVI | 49 |
XXXVII | 50 |
XXXVIII | 51 |
XXXIX | 52 |
XLII | 53 |
XLIII | 55 |
XLIV | 56 |
XLV | 57 |
XLVI | 59 |
XLVII | 60 |
XLVIII | 61 |
XLIX | 62 |
L | 64 |
LI | 67 |
LII | 69 |
LIV | 70 |
LV | 71 |
LVI | 74 |
LVIII | 77 |
LX | 79 |
LXI | 80 |
LXII | 84 |
LXIV | 86 |
LXV | 88 |
LXVI | 89 |
LXVII | 91 |
LXVIII | 93 |
LXIX | 94 |
LXXII | 95 |
LXXIV | 96 |
LXXVI | 98 |
LXXVIII | 99 |
LXXIX | 100 |
LXXX | 101 |
LXXXI | 102 |
LXXXIII | 103 |
LXXXIV | 104 |
LXXXV | 107 |
LXXXVI | 108 |
LXXXVII | 110 |
LXXXVIII | 112 |
LXXXIX | 115 |
XC | 116 |
XCI | 117 |
XCIV | 120 |
XCV | 122 |
XCVI | 126 |
XCVIII | 127 |
XCIX | 128 |
CI | 129 |
CIII | 133 |
CV | 134 |
CVI | 135 |
CVII | 137 |
CVIII | 138 |
CIX | 139 |
CX | 140 |
CXI | 141 |
CXII | 142 |
CXIII | 144 |
CXIV | 146 |
CXV | 150 |
CXVI | 155 |
CXVII | 156 |
CXVIII | 160 |
CXIX | 161 |
CXX | 162 |
CXXI | 163 |
CXXII | 165 |
CXXIII | 168 |
CXXV | 169 |
CXXVI | 170 |
CXXVII | 172 |
CXXVIII | 175 |
CXXIX | 176 |
CXXX | 178 |
CXXXI | 180 |
CXLI | 189 |
CXLIV | 191 |
CXLV | 192 |
CXLVI | 193 |
CXLVII | 194 |
CXLVIII | 195 |
CXLIX | 196 |
CL | 197 |
CLII | 199 |
CLIII | 201 |
CLV | 202 |
CLVI | 205 |
CLVII | 208 |
CLVIII | 210 |
CLX | 212 |
CLXI | 214 |
CLXII | 216 |
CLXIII | 221 |
CLXV | 222 |
CLXVI | 223 |
CLXVII | 224 |
CLXVIII | 225 |
CLXIX | 226 |
CLXX | 229 |
CLXXI | 230 |
CLXXII | 231 |
CLXXIII | 233 |
CLXXV | 236 |
CLXXVII | 237 |
CLXXVIII | 238 |
CLXXIX | 239 |
CLXXX | 240 |
CLXXXII | 241 |
CLXXXIII | 242 |
CLXXXIV | 244 |
CLXXXVI | 245 |
CLXXXVII | 246 |
CLXXXVIII | 247 |
CLXXXIX | 248 |
CXC | 250 |
CXCI | 253 |
CXCII | 254 |
CXCIII | 256 |
CXCIV | 257 |
CXCV | 258 |
CXCVI | 259 |
CXCVII | 260 |
CXCVIII | 261 |
CXCIX | 262 |
CCI | 263 |
CCII | 264 |
CCIV | 265 |
CCV | 266 |
CCVII | 271 |
CCIX | 273 |
CCXI | 275 |
CCXIII | 276 |
CCXIV | 279 |
CCXV | 280 |
CCXVII | 281 |
CCXVIII | 284 |
CCXIX | 285 |
CCXXI | 287 |
CCXXIII | 288 |
CCXXIV | 290 |
CCXXV | 291 |
CCXXVI | 292 |
CCXXVII | 294 |
CCXXVIII | 295 |
CCXXIX | 297 |
CCXXX | 299 |
CCXXXII | 300 |
CCXXXIII | 301 |
CCXXXVI | 302 |
CCXXXVII | 305 |
CCXXXVIII | 306 |
CCXXXIX | 308 |
CCXL | 309 |
CCXLII | 311 |
CCXLIII | 314 |
CCXLIV | 316 |
CCXLV | 323 |
CCXLVI | 324 |
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Common terms and phrases
30 days according Ahura Mazda Assyrian astrolabe astrology astronomical Avesta Babylon Babylonian Babylonian astronomy BEROSSOS bēru 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 mulAPIN 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 Seleucid era sidereal solar eclipse solstice soul Sternkunde šú synodic months synodic periods theory Tishtrya tithis TRAIANUS Uruk velocity Venus visible ZARATHUSTRA Zervanism Zeus zodiacal signs
Popular passages
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