Babyloniam Eclipse Observations 2004 12 01 Goldstein

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Steele, J. M. 2000. Observations and Predictions of Eclipse Times
by Early Astronomers. Dordrecht/Boston.
125 Aestimatio
Babylonian Eclipse Observations from 750 BC to 1 BC
Table of Contents
Foreword iii
Preface v
1 Introduction 1
1.1 The Sources 1
1.2 Coverage 7
1.3 Observations and predictions 7
1.4 Reliability of the data 8
1.5 Development of observational practice 8
1.6 Note on the transliteration 9
1.7 Terminology of the texts 10
2 Data analysis 19
2.1 Astronomical theories and programs 20
2.2 Rising and setting of Sun and Moon 21
2.3 Eclipse phases: the shadow of the Earth 22
2.4 Secular terms 24
2.5 The statistics of the lunar eclipse timings 28
2.6 Timings relative to planet events 31
2.7 Timings relative to culminations 32
2.8 Solar eclipses 34
2.9 The bigger picture 37
2.10 Conclusions and recommendations 43
2.11 Supplement: Fitting of lunar eclipses 45
2.12 Supplement: Fitting of solar eclipses 56
3 Bibliography 61
4 Transliterations and translations of eclipse reports 65
4.1 List of eclipses 67
4.2 Lunar eclipse observations 75
4.3 Solar eclipse observations 153
5 Eclipse canons for Babylon 177
5.1 Canon of lunar eclipses from -800 to 0 177
5.2 Canon of solar eclipses from -800 to 0 207
6 Indices 215
Index to Chapters 1 to 3 215
Index to the transliterations 217
Notes on the eclipse diagrams 235
Solar and lunar eclipse diagrams 237 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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