Geller, M;
(2021)
Hellenistic Astronomy: The Science in Its Contexts edited by Alan C. Bowen and Francesca Rochberg.
[Review].
Aestimatio: Critical Reviews in the History of Science
, 2
(1)
pp. 188-194.
10.33137/aestimatio.v2i1.37730.
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Abstract
One of the daunting challenges involved in reviewing a 750-page standard tome on a subject like astronomy is being able to evaluate all aspects of the volume, covering technical data as well as any possible impact of subject matter on other disciplines. The editors, mindful of their readership consisting of both “insiders” and “outsiders”, have taken decisive steps towards making Hellenistic astronomy accessible and comprehensible, with an appropriate balance between complex graphs and arithmetic equations and more general topics, as well as a glossary of technical terminology. The present reviewer, an unrepentant “outsider”, will attempt to focus on some key issues involving the connections between Babylonian and Greek astronomy in the period in question, as well as the impact of astronomy as a whole.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Hellenistic Astronomy: The Science in Its Contexts edited by Alan C. Bowen and Francesca Rochberg |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.33137/aestimatio.v2i1.37730 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.33137/aestimatio.v2i1.37730 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright by Contributor Aestimatio (old and new series) is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). For details, see creativecommons.org/licenses/. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10134722 |
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