Ancient Astronomy and Celestial Divination
(Part of the Dibner Institute Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series)
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In the ancient world, the collection and study of celestial phenomena and the intepretation of their prophetic significance, especially as applied to kings and nations, were closely related sciences carried out by the same scholars. Both ancient sources and modern research agree that astronomy and celestial divination arose in Babylon. Only in the late nineteenth century, however, did scholars begin to identify and decipher the original Babylonian...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0262194228
ISBN13:9780262194228
Release Date:January 2000
Publisher:MIT Press
Length:388 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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