Modern · 1889
Astronomisches aus Babylon
oder das Wissen der Chaldäer über den gestirnten Himmel
The first decipherment of Seleucid-era Babylonian lunar and planetary ephemerides, by the Jesuits Joseph Epping and Johann Strassmaier. Working from those tables it reconstructed the astronomy of the Babylonians, the foundation for all later work on their planetary tables and the stations they record.
- Author
- Joseph Epping & Johann N. Strassmaier
- Date
- 1889
- Original language
- German
- Kind
- Mathematical astronomy
- Planets
- General · no planet named
Editions
One edition.
| Year | Edition | © |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | J. Epping & J. N. Strassmaier, Astronomisches aus Babylon oder das Wissen der Chaldäer über den gestirnten Himmel (Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder'sche Verlagshandlung, 1889), Stimmen aus Maria-Laach, Ergänzungsheft 44 | PD |
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References
Also on the Mesopotamia shelf
| Date | Source | Planets | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| c. 652–61 BCE | Astronomical DiariesAnonymous (Babylonian scribes)Observation | Me Ve Ma Ju Sa | Observation |
| c. 380–50 BCE | Babylonian planetary ephemeridesAnonymous (Babylonian scribes)Math. astronomy | Me Ve Ma Ju Sa | Math. astronomy |
| c. 350–50 BCE | Jupiter 'trapezoid' procedure textsAnonymous (Babylonian scribes)Math. astronomy | Ju | Math. astronomy |
| 3rd–1st centuries BCE | Goal-Year TextsAnonymous (Babylonian scribes)Observation | Me Ve Ma Ju Sa | Observation |
| c. 3rd–1st centuries BCE | Almanacs and Normal Star AlmanacsAnonymous (Babylonian scribes)Math. astronomy | Ma Ju Sa | Math. astronomy |
| 1907–1935 | Sternkunde und Sterndienst in BabelFranz Xaver KuglerMath. astronomy | Me Ve Ma Ju Sa | Math. astronomy |