A J Sachs
Biographic Data
| ID | 1440927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A J Sachs |
| GIVEN NAMES | A J |
| FAMILY NAME | Sachs |
| SIGNATURE | SACHS A J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1944 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Saros Cycle Dates and Related Babylonian Astronomical Texts
A. Aaboe, J. P. Britton, J. A. Henderson, O. Neugebauer, A. J. Sachs, Saros Cycle Dates and Related Babylonian Astronomical Texts, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 81, No. 6 (1991), pp. 1-75
The Babylonian Astronomical Diaries
Le 1 er volume « Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia v o 1 : Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C. » edite par A. J. Sachs et H. Hunger presente a travers un corpus de 1 200 textes une vue d'ensemble de l'astronomie babylonienne avec ses observations quotidiennes de la lune et des phenomenes planetaires et ses connaissances des evenements meteorologiques
Kepler's View of the Star of Bethlehem and the Babylonian Almanac for 7/6 B.C.
Modern discussion of what identifiable astronomical phenomenon lies behind the biblical story of the so-called Star of Bethlehem was effectively begun by the astronomer Johann(es) Kep(p)ler (1571–1630), mathematician to Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor 1576–1612. In the years 1604–5 a supernova appeared in the constellation Ophiuchus and excited considerable discussion in Europe. Kepler kept a detailed record of his observations of the star. In the…
A Babylonian King List of the Hellenistic Period
A number of cuneiform tablets containing chronological lists of kings of Babylonia and Assyria from various periods have been published during the last seventy-five years. None, however, of these King Lists deals with the Seleucid period, which is now covered for the first time.The present edition of the King List is intended to be a preliminary one. Once it is subjected to the detailed criticism of the Greek historians and after the one minor ph…
The Late Assyrian Royal-Seal Type
This year is a particularly appropriate one in which to revive the subject of the Royal Assyrian Seal, for it is exactly a century since the publication of Austen H. Layard's Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon, in which —among so many other things that remain vivid and delightfully instructive —the royal character of the type of stamp seal under discussion was first suggested. The most recently discovered example of an impression of …
Two Neo-Babylonian Metrological Tables from Nippur
Babylonian Mathematical Texts I. Reciprocals of Regular Sexagesimal Numbers
A Propos of Babylonian Metrology
Some Metrological Problems in Old-Babylonian Mathematical Texts
Babylonian Mathematical Texts I. Reciprocals of Regular Sexagesimal Numbers
Saros Cycle Dates and Related Babylonian Astronomical Texts
A. Aaboe, J. P. Britton, J. A. Henderson, O. Neugebauer, A. J. Sachs, Saros Cycle Dates and Related Babylonian Astronomical Texts, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 81, No. 6 (1991), pp. 1-75
Some Metrological Problems in Old-Babylonian Mathematical Texts
A Propos of Babylonian Metrology
Two Neo-Babylonian Metrological Tables from Nippur
Babylonian Mathematical Texts I. Reciprocals of Regular Sexagesimal Numbers
The Late Assyrian Royal-Seal Type
This year is a particularly appropriate one in which to revive the subject of the Royal Assyrian Seal, for it is exactly a century since the publication of Austen H. Layard's Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon, in which —among so many other things that remain vivid and delightfully instructive —the royal character of the type of stamp seal under discussion was first suggested. The most recently discovered example of an impression of …
A Babylonian King List of the Hellenistic Period
A number of cuneiform tablets containing chronological lists of kings of Babylonia and Assyria from various periods have been published during the last seventy-five years. None, however, of these King Lists deals with the Seleucid period, which is now covered for the first time.The present edition of the King List is intended to be a preliminary one. Once it is subjected to the detailed criticism of the Greek historians and after the one minor ph…
Kepler's View of the Star of Bethlehem and the Babylonian Almanac for 7/6 B.C.
Modern discussion of what identifiable astronomical phenomenon lies behind the biblical story of the so-called Star of Bethlehem was effectively begun by the astronomer Johann(es) Kep(p)ler (1571–1630), mathematician to Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor 1576–1612. In the years 1604–5 a supernova appeared in the constellation Ophiuchus and excited considerable discussion in Europe. Kepler kept a detailed record of his observations of the star. In the…
Saros Cycle Dates and Related Babylonian Astronomical Texts
A. Aaboe, J. P. Britton, J. A. Henderson, O. Neugebauer, A. J. Sachs, Saros Cycle Dates and Related Babylonian Astronomical Texts, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 81, No. 6 (1991), pp. 1-75
The Babylonian Astronomical Diaries
Le 1 er volume « Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia v o 1 : Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C. » edite par A. J. Sachs et H. Hunger presente a travers un corpus de 1 200 textes une vue d'ensemble de l'astronomie babylonienne avec ses observations quotidiennes de la lune et des phenomenes planetaires et ses connaissances des evenements meteorologiques
Ancient Near East History (9 works) · History (8 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Library science (4 works) · Botanical Research and Chemistry (3 works) · Classics (3 works) · Cuneiform (3 works)