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John Steele
Chapter
In Keeping Watch in Babylon
Edited by Johannes Haubold, John Steele and Kathryn Stevens
- 11 Apr 2019
Chapter
In The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge in the Ancient World
Edited by John M. Steele
- 01 Jan 2016
Chapter
In The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge in the Ancient World
Edited by John M. Steele
- 01 Jan 2016
Series:
John M. Steele
Chapter
In The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge in the Ancient World
Edited by John M. Steele
- 01 Jan 2016
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Edited by John M. Steele
The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge in the Ancient World explores the ways in which astronomical knowledge circulated between different communities of scholars over time and space, and what was done with that knowledge when it was received. Examples are discussed from Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Greco-Roman world, India, and China.
Chapter
In The Circulation of Astronomical Knowledge in the Ancient World
Edited by John M. Steele
- 01 Jan 2016
Series:
John M. Steele
Abstract
A variety of cuneiform tablets from Babylonia and Assyria present astrological associations between celestial events and geographical locations on the Earth. These associations fall into two main groups: those dealing with four broad geographical regions (corresponding roughly to the north, south, east, and west) and those which associate constellations or signs of the zodiac with Babylonian (and occasionally Assyrian) cities. This chapter reviews the evidence for astrological geography in Mesopotamia and argues that, although there were some common associations which are found in several different texts, there was no unified system of astrological geography with a one-to-one correspondence between a celestial location or phenomenon and a terrestrial region or city.
Chapter
In The Star of Bethlehem and the Magi
Edited by George H. van Kooten and Peter Barthel
- 01 Jan 2015
Chapter
In "The Scaffolding of Our Thoughts"
Edited by C. Jay Crisostomo, Eduardo A. Escobar, Terri Tanaka and Niek Veldhuis
- 12 Mar 2018
Series:
Johannes Haubold, John Steele and Kathryn Stevens
Chapter
In Keeping Watch in Babylon
Edited by Johannes Haubold, John Steele and Kathryn Stevens
- 11 Apr 2019