Procedure texts and lunar predictions, Babylonian
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23636559 |
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| Authors | Lis Brack‐bernsen (0000-0002-3892-786X, University of Regensburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah21272 |
| OpenAlex | W1562824270 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Babylonian astronomy is characteristic for being numerical and for concentrating on special phases – calculating the Moon's position not as a function of time, but calculating the times and positions at which some special events took place.
Astrobiology · Astronomy · Function (biology) · Geodesy · Physics · Position (finance) · Theoretical physics · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Geology · History · Linguistics and language evolution
| Highly cited | No |
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