Chasing shadows : mathematics, astronomy, and the early history of eclipse reckoning / Clemency Montelle.

Examines the ways in which theoretical understanding of lunar and solar eclipses originated and how four ancient and medieval cultures shared, developed, and preserved their knowledge of the phenomena.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Montelle, Clemency
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Physical Description:xii, 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Heavenly hide and seek: an introduction to eclipse reckoning in early times -- The rudiments of alignment: Basic eclipse theory -- An accountancy of appearances: Mesopotamian eclipse reckoning -- Beyond the appearances: Greek eclipse reckoning -- Recipient and remodeler: Indian eclipse reckoning -- A science of configuration: Arabic eclipse reckoning. 
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