Swerdlow The Babylonian Theory of the Planets

Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6486-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 399, 266 Seiten

Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Swerdlow, Noel M.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Introduction, Planetary Omens, Observations, and Calculations

Ominous Phenomena in the Heavens 1

Observation of Phenomena 16

Calculation of Phenomena 23

Pt. 1 Periodicity and Variability of Synodic Phenomena

Units of Distance and Location and of Time and Date 34

Dates and Locations of Phenomena in the Diaries: Observed and True Dates 39

Periods and Their Errors 57

Synodic Arc, Synodic Time, and Their Relation 64

Pt. 2 Derivation of the Parameters for Synodic Arc and Time from the Dates of Phenomena

Theoretical and Empirical Considerations 73

System B 78

System A 88

Mercury: Systems A[subscript 1] and A[subscript 2] 104

Pt. 3 Alignment to the Zodiac, Initial Position, Elongation, Subdivision of the Synodic Arc and Time

Alignment to the Zodiac 135

Initial Position and Elongation 141

Elongation and Subdivision of the Synodic Arc and Time 147

Summary and Conclusion

App Alternative Methods of Deriving Parameters

Derivation of System A from the Number of Phenomena 183

Finding the Synodic Arc from the Direct Measurement of Longitude 186

Tables

Figures

Notation and Abbreviations

References

Index of Names

Index of Subjects