Studies on babylonian goal-year astronomy. II: The Babylonian calendar and goal-year methods of prediction

DOI10.1007/S00407-009-0048-ZMaRDI QIDQ1039928zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors J. M. K. Gray, J. M. Steele

Publication date 23 November 2009

Published in Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s00407-009-0048-z

zbMATH Keywords

astronomy, Babyloniancalendar, Babyloniangoal-year method

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Babylonian mathematics (01A17)

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