Greek AstronomyCourier Corporation, 1.01.1991 г. - 192 страници Astronomy as a science began with the Ionian philosophers, with whom Greek philosophy and mathematics also began. While the Egyptians and Babylonians had accomplished much of astronomical worth, it remained for the unrivalled speculative genius of the Greeks, in particular, their mathematical genius, to lay the foundations of the true science of astronomy. In this classic study, a noted scholar discusses in lucid detail the specific advances made by the Greeks, many of whose ideas anticipated the discoveries of modern astronomy. |
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... rising ; they cannot go under the earth because Tartarus is never lit up by the sun ; possibly they are supposed to float round Oceanus , past the north , to the points where they next rise in the east . There are vague uses of ...
... rising of Arcturus ( this would be in his time and climate the 24th February of the Julian calendar ) ; sowing - time at the beginning of winter he fixed by the setting of the Pleiades in the early twilight or by the early setting of ...
... rising of Sirius . They knew of the zodiac circle , though whether they divided it longitudinally into parts is un- certain . At least forty - three constellations were known to them in the thirteenth century B.C. The five planets too ...
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