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The Babylonian Theory of the Planets
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Babylonian Theory of the Planets
Contributors:
By (Author) Noel M. Swerdlow
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
528.0935
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
266
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
539g
Description
In the second millennium b.c., Babylonian scribes assembled a vast collection of astrological omens, believed to be signs from the gods concerning the kingdom's political, military, and agricultural fortunes. The importance of these omens was such that from the eighth or seventh until the first century, the scribes observed the heavens nightly and
