Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia: Volume VII. Almanacs and Normal Star Almanacs

by Hermann Hunger

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This volume contains an edition of clay tablets written during the time from the 3rd century BC to the 1st century AD. They list astronomical phenomena for a given year in chronological sequence, like a calendar. All data are calculated in advance. They are: first and last appearances of the moon and planets, with day number and zodiacal sign; solstices and equinoxes and phenomena of Sirius. For the outer planets, stations and acronychal risings are...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:3700176279

ISBN13:9783700176275

Release Date:November 2014

Publisher:Austrian Academy of Sciences Press

Length:457 Pages

Weight:4.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.6" x 8.5" x 11.9"

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