Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Planetary Tables
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This book presents new editions and investigations of 114 Babylonian planetary tables: cuneiform tablets inscribed with computed dates, positions, and other data for the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The tablets originate from Babylon and Uruk, two main centers of Babylonian astronomy. They were written in the period 400-50 BCE. Along with lunar tables and procedure texts they...
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This book presents new editions and investigations of 114 Babylonian planetary tables: cuneiform tablets inscribed with computed dates, positions, and other data for the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The tablets originate from Babylon and Uruk, two main centers of Babylonian astronomy. They were written in the period 400-50 BCE. Along with lunar tables and procedure texts they...
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