Astronomy, Weather, and Calendars in the Ancient World
Parapegmata and Related Texts in Classical and Near-Eastern Societies
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- Author: Daryn Lehoux, University of Manchester
- Date Published: July 2012
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- isbn: 9781107404779
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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 astronomical weather prediction and the regulation of day-to-day life. Farmers, doctors, sailors and others needed to know when the heavens were conducive to various activities, and they developed a set of fairly sophisticated tools and texts for tracking temporal, astronomical and weather cycles. Sources are presented in full, with an accompanying translation. A comprehensive analysis explores questions such as: What methodologies were used in developing the science of astrometeorology? What kinds of instruments were employed and how did these change over time? How was the material collected and passed on? How did practices and theories differ in the different cultural contexts of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome?
Read more- Contains the first ever complete catalogue, text, and translation of the source material
- First comprehensive analysis of parapegmata and related texts for more than half a century
- Written to be accessible to a wide range of non-specialists
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"Professor Lehoux laudably serves scholars and all others with an interest in ancient astonomy and calendrics in the first large-scale study of parapegmata to appear in over half a century...[a] highly useful work. It will make a valuable addition to any university's research library." --Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
See more reviews"Lehoux has provided the most exhaustive study of parapegmata to date with an engaging discussion of the historical and intellectual implications of these sources. This work will be essential for anyone working on ancient astronomy, calendrics or related areas." --Journal for the History of Astronomy
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- Date Published: July 2012
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107404779
- length: 582 pages
- dimensions: 244 x 170 x 30 mm
- weight: 0.92kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. Parapegmata and Astrometeorology:
1. The rain in Attica falls mainly under Sagitta
2. Spelt and Spica
3. De signis
4. When is thirty days not a month?
5. Calendars, weather, and stars in Babylon
6. Egyptian astrometeorology
7. Conclusion
Part II. Sources: Catalogue of extant parapegmata
Extant parapegmata
Appendix 1. Authorities cited in parapegmata
Appendix 2. Tables of correspondence of parapegmata.
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