This book contains new translations and a new analysis of the
procedure texts of Babylonian mathematical astronomy, the earliest
known form of mathematical astronomy of the ancient world. The
translations are based on a modern approach incorporating recent
insights from Assyriology and translation science.
The work contains updated and expanded interpretations of the
astronomical algorithms and investigations of previously ignored
linguistic, mathematical and other aspects of the procedure
texts.
Special attention is paid to issues of mathematical
representation and over 100 photos of cuneiform tablets dating from
350-50 BCE are presented.
In 2-3 years, theauthor intends to continue his study of
Babylonian mathematicalastronomy with a new publication which will
contain new editions and reconstructions of approx. 250 tabular
texts and a new philological, astronomical and mathematical
analysis of these texts. Tabular texts are end products of
Babylonian math astronomy, computed with algorithms that are
formulated in the present volume, Procedure Texts."
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