A History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy (Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, #1)

by Otto Neugebauer

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From the reviews: "This monumental work will henceforth be the standard interpretation of ancient mathematical astronomy. It is easy to point out its many virtues: comprehensiveness and common sense are two of the most important. Neugebauer has studied profoundly every relevant text in Akkadian, Egyptian, Greek, and Latin, no matter how fragmentary; [...] With the combination of mathematical rigor and a sober sense of the true nature of the evidence, he has penetrated the astronomical and the historical significance of his material. [...] His work has been and will remain the most admired model for those working with mathematical and astronomical texts. D. Pingree in Bibliotheca Orientalis, 1977 "...a work that is a landmark, not only for the history of science, but for the history of scholarship. HAMA [History of Ancient Mathematical Astronomy] places the history of ancient Astronomy on a entirely new foundation. We shall not soon see its equal. N.M. Swerdlow in Historia Mathematica, 1979
  • ISBN10 3642619126
  • ISBN13 9783642619120
  • Publish Date 15 April 2013 (first published January 2004)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 28 March 2014
  • Publish Country DE
  • Publisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
  • Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
  • Edition Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1975
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 1519
  • Language English