| The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge in the Ancient World Contributor(s): Steele, John M. |
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ISBN: 9004315616 ISBN-13: 9789004315617 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $242.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - History | Ancient - General - Science | History |
| Series: Time, Astronomy, and Calendars |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (2.15 lbs) 596 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Astronomical and astrological knowledge circulated in many ways in the ancient world: in the form of written texts and through oral communication; by the conscious assimilation of sought-after knowledge and the unconscious absorption of ideas to which scholars were exposed. The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge in the Ancient World explores the ways in which astronomical knowledge circulated between different communities of scholars over time and space, and what was done with that knowledge when it was received. Examples are discussed from Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Greco-Roman world, India, and China. |