Pliny wrote of Babylon that "here the creator of the science of astronomy was". Excavations have shown this statement to be true. This book argues that the earliest attempts at the accurate prediction of celestial phenomena are indeed to be found in clay tablets dating to the 8th and 7th centuries B
Astrology and astronomy
โ Scribed by Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951-
- Publisher
- New York : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
48 pages : 26 cm
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