Astronomy, Weather, and Calendars in the Ancient World: Parapegmata and Related Texts in Classical and Near-Eastern Societies

By Daryn Lehoux

Book Overview

The focus of this book is the interplay between ancient astronomy, meteorology, physics and calendrics. It looks at a set of popular instruments and texts (parapegmata) used in antiquity for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107404770
• ISBN13: 9781107404779
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 582 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.7" x 9.6"