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Chasing shadows

Montelle, Clemency.

Chasing shadows mathematics, astronomy, and the early history of eclipse reckoning / [electronic resource] : Clemency Montelle. - Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 408 p. :) ill. ; - Johns Hopkins studies in the history of mathematics . - Johns Hopkins studies in the history of mathematics. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-391) and index.

Heavenly hide and seek: an introduction to eclipse reckoning in early times -- The rudiments of alignment: Basic eclipse theory -- An accountancy of appearances: Mesopotamian eclipse reckoning -- Beyond the appearances: Greek eclipse reckoning -- Recipient and remodeler: Indian eclipse reckoning -- A science of configuration: Arabic eclipse reckoning.

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Eclipses--History.
Eclipses.


Electronic books.

QB175 / .M65 2011