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Author : Emmeline Mary Plunket
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Ancient Calendars and Constellations written by Emmeline Mary Plunket and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Emmeline Plunket
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 159605414X
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (96 download)
Download or read book Calendars and Constellations of the Ancient World written by Emmeline Plunket and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great temple of Amen-Ra at Thebes... is oriented to the setting sun of the season so important to Egyptians, that of the summer solstice, and this fact strengthens the opinion that Amen was considered to be a god in some way presiding over the course of the year and its right measurement. -from "Amen and the Egyptian Year" First published in 1903 as Ancient Calendars and Constellations, this overview of early astronomical observations and how they influenced the belief systems and religions of early civilizations quickly became a resource later scholars looked to for guidance. From the very beginnings of astronomy, nearly 8,000 years ago, to the more "modern" ancient astronomies of Greece, Egypt, India, Persia, and China, this charming and erudite book will fascinate students of science, history, and mythology as well as lovers of the night sky.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (923 download)
Download or read book Calendars and Constellations of the Ancient World written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Emmeline Mary Plunket
Publisher : Sagwan Press
ISBN 13 : 9781376535594
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (355 download)
Download or read book Ancient Calendars and Constellations written by Emmeline Mary Plunket and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Emmeline M. Plunket
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781497880542
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Ancient Calendars and Constellations written by Emmeline M. Plunket and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1903 Edition.
Author : EMMELINE M. PLUNKET
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ISBN 13 : 9781033527078
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (27 download)
Download or read book ANCIENT CALENDARS AND CONSTELLATIONS, 1903 written by EMMELINE M. PLUNKET and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John M. Steele
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1782974938
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (829 download)
Download or read book Calendars and Years written by John M. Steele and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2007-10-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dates form the backbone of written history. But where do these dates come from? Many different calendars were used in the ancient world. Some of these calendars were based upon observations or calculations of regular astronomical phenomena, such as the first sighting of the new moon crescent that defined the beginning of the month in many calendars, while others incorporated schematic simplifications of these phenomena, such as the 360-day year used in early Mesopotamian administrative practices in order to simplify accounting procedures. Historians frequently use handbooks and tables for converting dates in ancient calendars into the familiar BC/AD calendar that we use today. But very few historians understand how these tables have come about, or what assumptions have been made in their construction. The seven papers in this volume provide an answer to the question what do we know about the operation of calendars in the ancient world, and just as importantly how do we know it? Topics covered include the ancient and modern history of the Egyptian 365-day calendar, astronomical and administrative calendars in ancient Mesopotamia, and the development of astronomical calendars in ancient Greece. This book will be of interest to ancient historians, historians of science, astronomers who use early astronomical records, and anyone with an interest in calendars and their development.
Author : HardPress
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781313054706
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (547 download)
Download or read book Ancient Calendars and Constellations written by HardPress and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : Hon. Emmeline Mary Plunket
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (622 download)
Download or read book Ancient Calendars and Constellations, By Emmeline M. Plunket written by Hon. Emmeline Mary Plunket and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : H. M. Plunket
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (134 download)
Download or read book Ancient Calendars and Constellations written by H. M. Plunket and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan Ben-Dov
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047424190
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Head of All Years written by Jonathan Ben-Dov and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-11-30 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rather than being an isolated, primitive body of knowledge the Jewish calendar tradition of 364 days constituted an integral part of the astronomical science of the ancient world. This tradition—attested in the Dead Sea Scrolls and in the Pseudepigrapha—stands out as a coherent, novel synthesis, representing the Jewish authors’ apocalyptic worldview. The calendar is studied here both “from within”—analyzing its textual manifestations —and “from without”—via a comparison with ancient Mesopotamian astronomy. This analysis reveals that the calendrical realm constituted a significant case of inter-cultural borrowing, pertinent to similar such cases in ancient literature. Special attention is given to the “Book of Astronomy” (1 Enoch 72-82) and a variety of calendrical and liturgical texts from Qumran.
Author : Emmeline Mary Plunket
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781293352601
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (526 download)
Download or read book Ancient Calendars and Constellations - Primary Source Edition written by Emmeline Mary Plunket and published by . This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author : Emmeline Mary PLUNKET (Hon.)
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (54 download)
Download or read book Ancient Calendars and Constellations ... With Illustrations written by Emmeline Mary PLUNKET (Hon.) and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004315632
Total Pages : 595 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)
Download or read book The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge in the Ancient World written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Daryn Lehoux
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781107404779
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Astronomy, Weather, and Calendars in the Ancient World written by Daryn Lehoux and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this book is the interplay between ancient astronomy, meteorology, physics and calendrics. It looks at a set of popular instruments and texts (parapegmata) used in antiquity for astronomical weather prediction and the regulation of day-to-day life. Farmers, doctors, sailors and others needed to know when the heavens were conducive to various activities, and they developed a set of fairly sophisticated tools and texts for tracking temporal, astronomical and weather cycles. Sources are presented in full, with an accompanying translation. A comprehensive analysis explores questions such as: What methodologies were used in developing the science of astrometeorology? What kinds of instruments were employed and how did these change over time? How was the material collected and passed on? How did practices and theories differ in the different cultural contexts of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome?
Author : Robert Hannah
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1849667519
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)
Download or read book Greek and Roman Calendars written by Robert Hannah and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The smooth functioning of an ordered society depends on the possession of a means of regularising its activities over time. That means is a calendar, and its regularity is a function of how well it models the more or less regular movements of the celestial bodies - of the moon, the sun or the stars. Greek and Roman Calendars examines the ancient calendar as just such a time-piece, whose elements are readily described in astronomical and mathematical terms. The story of these calendars is one of a continuous struggle to maintain a correspondence with the regularity of the seasons and the sun, despite the fact that the calendars were usually based on the irregular moon. But on another, more human level, Greek and Roman Calendars steps beyond the merely mathematical and studies the calendar as a social instrument, which people used to organise their activities. It sets the calendars of the Greeks and Romans on a stage occupied by real people, who developed and lived with these time-pieces for a variety of purposes - agricultural, religious, political and economic.This is also a story of intersecting cultures, of Greeks with Greeks, of Greeks with Persians and Egyptians, and of Greeks with Romans, in which various calendaric traditions clashed or compromised.
Author : Sacha Stern
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191626228
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)
Download or read book Calendars in Antiquity written by Sacha Stern and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calendars were at the heart of ancient culture and society, and were far more than just technical, time-keeping devices. Calendars in Antiquity offers a comprehensive study of the calendars of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Greece, Rome, Gaul, and all other parts of the Mediterranean and the Near East, from the origins up to and including Jewish and Christian calendars in late Antiquity. In this volume, Stern sheds light on the political context in which ancient calendars were designed and managed. Set and controlled by political rulers, calendars served as expressions of political power, as mechanisms of social control, and sometimes as assertions of political independence, or even of sub-culture and dissidence. While ancient calendars varied widely, they all shared a common history, evolving on the whole from flexible, lunar calendars to fixed, solar schemes. The Egyptian calendar played an important role in this process, leading most notably to the institution of the Julian calendar in Rome, the forerunner of our modern Gregorian calendar. Stern argues that this common, evolutionary trajectory was not the result of scientific or technical progress. It was rather the result of major political and social changes that transformed the ancient world, with the formation of the great Near Eastern empires and then the Hellenistic and Roman Empires from the first millennium BC to late Antiquity. The institution of standard, fixed calendars served the administrative needs of these great empires but also contributed to their cultural cohesion.
